Upgrade video card of old desktop PC.

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hfGuy

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Hello,

I need to upgrade video card of old desktop PC.
I tried "PNY NVIDIA GeForce 6200 256MB DDR2 AGP" graphics card.

I'm looking for a new or used card better than above "GeForce 6200 256MB" which is :
1. AGP
2. Economical - below $50 (I understand it means that card might not be of current generation)
3. Should have 3D Accelerated Video with 256Mb (512MB preferred) dedicated video memory & Pixel Shader 3.0 support.


Is "PNY NVIDIA GeForce 6200 256MB" card BETTER than ATI Radeon 9600 and NVidia Geforce Ti4200 ? By how much ?

I saw this card "Visiontek Radeon X1300 XGE 512MB AGP DDR2 Video Card" at: Visiontek Radeon X1300 XGE 512MB AGP DDR2 DirectX 9 Video Card - 900102 - Buy.com.
Please compare it with "PNY NVIDIA GeForce 6200 256MB" ?


Please also suggest new/used video cards, meeting 3 criteria.


Thank You.
 
Hi ,I'd go for any with a 128bit not 64bit memory.

Sorry couldn't be any more helpful.

Mainly due to me no liking RADEON cards lol
 
hfGuy said:
Thanks.

Should I buy video card with FAN or FAN-LESS (less power requirement) ?
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that depends, do you want a quite system or have some plans to overclock. with no fan the graphics card will get very hot (and if you have hot summers, it probably isn't a good thing)
 
hfGuy said:
Thanks.
I was considering this FANLESS card Newegg.com - ASUS AH3650 SILENT/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (no Fan to go bad, less power requirement)
No plan to overclock.

How often does fan go bad ? creaky noise ?
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I've actually not had fan go bad on me, they do get a little noisy over time but that's because fans tend to collect dust, as a result it has to work harder to cool the chipset, leading to the excess noise.
 
Thank you guys for your help!

Between "X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit" AND "ASUS Radeon HD 3450 256MB 64-bit", which is better for old titles (only pixel shader 3, no HD video) ?

How much difference extra 256Mb makes in X1650PRO ?

Can either play old titles, at acceptable quality, at higher than 1024 x 768 resolution ?
 
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