Dual monitor setup for old system

[grohl]

I am helping setup a dual monitor system on an old Dell system.

Now, I don't know all the specs on this old beast, just that it is 4 years old, and that it has been at least upgraded to Win XP.

The goal is to do the whole thing for <$500. I will need 2 new monitors (with 19in LCDs easily less than $200 it can be done) and I think a new video card as opposed to adding a PCI card.

I need a recommendation on a cheap AGP video card that can support it. This will be for browsing/stock ticker monitoring/multiple windows for publishing.

Here's a list of AGP cards for $50-70 which would easily bring me under budget.

Would any of these cards work fine?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Quite possibly. You need to check what version of AGP the Dell system board supports.

<3 Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port

 

[grohl]

Ok, it is a 4x AGP slot. Most of these cards have 256mb ram, any other recs?

 

[ch33zw1z]

AGP version is also important. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port#Compatibility

I'm not sure when they released the versions, the mobo is only 4 years old. but check that to be sure.

 

[Balhirath]

I don't know where in the world you are, but the last time I had to put a APG card into an old system, I chose the Club 3D Radeon AGP 9550 256MB DVI+TV-Out, which is an exellent card for the price
However, it's a APG*8 and I actually don't know it that will work in a APG*4 slot.