New GPU for old Mediabox

[cocainewhite]

Hi guys

I have been travelling for 3 years, so I have come home to find my computers which weren't exactly state of the art at the time I left, looking like they should be in a museum (or, perhaps, junkyard would be more befitting).

Anyhow, my mediabox is ok for playing DivX, but I would like it to be able to handle HD content as well

At the moment, its

Semprom 2800+ 64 (Socket 754 I think)
1Gb PC3200 RAM
320gb HD (easily replaced with a 1.5Tb one)
Radeon 9250 AGP Low profile (oh yeah speed demon - but passively cooled)
Some random MSI mobo - which is probably fine.

Anyhow, as I said, I would like it to be able to handle HD, and was wondering what cheap upgrades I could make (ebay ebay ebay) to achieve this. I probably need to replace the graphics card anyway, because it only has VGA and not DVI out. Is there a graphics card that would do the HD acceleration instead of the processor handling all the hard work.

I was looking at the Radeon 3450 -
++ low profile, has DVI, is AGP
- - not passively cooled

Also, whats my best bet for upgrading the CPU, I need something that doesn't run too hot if at all possible.

Please help my mediabox achieve his High Definition destiny!!

Thanks!

 

[happy medium]

This one has dvi and hdmi. Has passive cooling and low profile ready.for 30 bucks and 10$ rebate. cant beat it for 20 bucks.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121259

 

[cocainewhite]

Thanks very much, its not AGP is the only problem - but this one is http://www.newegg.com/Product/...4121315&Tpk=3450%20agp

- plus someone in a similar situation to me has left a very good review. I was wondering whether it would be able to handle HD video ok

 

[happy medium]

Agp and pci-e cards are the same. Agp just more exspensive.
It will run HD video fine. Thats what it's made for.

 

[dguy6789]

nvm