Question about a possible upgrade

[PurdueRy]

My bro has a Dell 1.7 GHz 384 MB of PC133 ram with a Radeon 7200 64MB DDR.....yes yes, its old.

He's getting a new 19" Samsung 940b monitor and I would like to give him a DVI connection. What would be a cheap card that would exceed his current graphical capabilities, with a DVI out?

I was thinking about the 9600 pro/XT...but am curious about all the really cheap cards...would those still do better than what he has?

 

[BigfootKevin]

I dunno how cheap it is now a days, but the 9800 was a good card.

 

[PurdueRy]

That could be a good option. I am looking as cheap as possible. I was thinking about the 6600 GT at the high end of what he could get...but was curious about what some good cheap options are

 

[dderolph]

So, he currently has a Radeon 7200 in an AGP slot. Right? If you look at the lowest cost video cards sold by aN online seller such as TigerDirect, I think you can only conclude they would not be an improvement over what he now has.

I'm not clear on one point. Does his current card has a DVI connector or were you suggesting a replacement card in order to have DVI?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: dderolph
So, he currently has a Radeon 7200 in an AGP slot. Right? If you look at the lowest cost video cards sold by aN online seller such as TigerDirect, I think you can only conclude they would not be an improvement over what he now has.

I'm not clear on one point. Does his current card has a DVI connector or were you suggesting a replacement card in order to have DVI?

He does not have DVI, I would like to get him a card that does, while upgrading the graphical capabilities a bit.

 

[dderolph]

Go shopping at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=28

 

[dderolph]

Hmmm, where's the delete button? I did not intend to post another message.

 

[Golgatha]

A used 6800 or 6600GT AGP would be a nice upgrade for him.