Seeking moderate video card recommendations

[Cusqueno]

Seeking recommendations on a moderately priced video card upgrade. I'm currently running a very old but faithful Radeon LE 32 MB with an Athlon 1200. I'm not a heavy gamer, but want to try Star Wars: Galaxies which requires DirectX9 (per the packaging). Obviously, I don't do this very often so I want it somewhat futureproof. Here are my basic requirements:

$150 - $250
DirectX9
Analog + DVI output for future flat panel
Some video capture capabilities
Linux driver support for dual booting
Prefer very quiet (fanless?) if possible

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

basic requirements? you might want to consider upgrading your Athlon 1200 as well if you want it futureproof.

 

[Cusqueno]

CPU upgrade is also on the calendar. My motherboard only supports up to 1200 and I have 512 MB of PC133. I want to wait for the Athlon 64 bit to enhance my futureproofing.

 

[Lonyo]

Radeon 9700 non-pro, or wait and see if they release a Radeon 9800SE (cut down 9800) and see its price/performance.

BTW: SWG likes 1GB of RAM, so you might struggle with 512MB.

 

[tenoc]

The reference to DX9 doesn't mean the card has to be fully DX9-compliant.

On their site, they refer to Radeon 7200 and GF2 cards.

I dis-remember whether a Radeon le is the older version of the 7200 or the 7000.

In any case, an upgrade of some sort looks to be in order.

The 9700 np would be a good choice.

 

[videoclone]

Get a 9700 Non pro but make sure it will work on your motherboard.......

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