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What is a good AGP card for under $50?

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I don't do the gaming thing, I usually just use a minimalistic video card that compliments the rest of my system, but lately I've been frustrated with a choppy video problem and I think it's time to upgrade anyways.

I have an Abit NF7-S with Athlon XP 2500, what do you think? Maybe something 64mb? I'm really just interested in something newer and up-to-date. I'm not looking to do anything crazy with it.
 
Yeah thats what someone else said too, I guess that's what I need. I was hoping for something cheaper but it'll do.
 
haha i had a tnt 2. got a 9600pro, then the rig in my sig. crappppy card now days. lol not even hadware T&L
 
for sure go for the ebay deal, its a killer. Ti4200 will go far more than just run daily tasks, you can do some decent gaming with it as well (given the fact that you're not a hardcore gamer, and couldn't care less about playing in 1600x1200 with AA etc. turned on...). I'd deffinitly go for the Ti4200.
 
You don't game, just want a better board with more up to date features and more RAM? You can pick up a GeForceFX 5200 new off of NewEgg for $50- the board sucks for gaming but given what you are looking for I would say it would suit you quite nicely(it has 2D/vid playback features superior to that of even the Ti4200).
 
Have you considered a pci solution. At those speeds you could just grab the pci 9250 or 5200. Even after the world switches to PCI-Express, there will still be a market for pci cards for all the integrated video buyers looking to upgrade. After you are done with it just give it to a Dell 3000 buyer and make their day.
 
Originally posted by: jadavox
Have you considered a pci solution. At those speeds you could just grab the pci 9250 or 5200. Even after the world switches to PCI-Express, there will still be a market for pci cards for all the integrated video buyers looking to upgrade. After you are done with it just give it to a Dell 3000 buyer and make their day.
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WHy would he. Also why would he want a new 5200 or 9100 or 9200. THe Ti4200 MASSACRES all of those cards and is the same price.

PCI!?!?! WHat are you thinking his TNT will crush any PCI card out there (maybe exaggerated a little 😛 ) No AGP or nothin for that system/

-Kevin
 
Just offering pci versus agp for those cards. Yes the Ti4200 will still blow them away for gaming, but it is less future proof. Buy the Ti4200 if you want the best gaming card for $50. For a balanced card like the newer 5200 and 9250 I would take their pci version over agp. The 5200 also work great on HTPCs since they are MCE 2005 compatable.

editted to make clear my preference for the Ti4200 for gaming.
 
the Ti4200 is not less future proof, if anything it is more future proof. THe only thing it lacks is DX9 spec (SM2.0).

-Kevin
 
Kevin - You are right , in fact nothing is future proof. However, if I were buying a card today to do more than frag peeps 'til 4AM, I would consider how well it works with new applications. Maybe I'm biased because I think HTPC and multimedia is a big deal, maybe not. Anyway I just wanted to offer opinion to help idea make his decision. Sorry you don't agree with it.

 
At $50 you buy a used ti4200 card. Its hands down the absolute best card in that price range. The FX5200 is nvidias answer to a question no one asked. The ATI8500/9100s are good cards but they are slower than the ti and offer no other advantages.
 
Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
WHy would he. Also why would he want a new 5200 or 9100 or 9200. THe Ti4200 MASSACRES all of those cards and is the same price.
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The Ti4200 is superior... in gaming, but if he's not playing games why should he care how much faster a Ti4200 might be for games?
It would seem to me drivers, 2D visual quality, and media playback would be significantly more important to him then any 3D performance advantage would be.
Given his uses, it seems quite reasonable to suggest that an FX5200 or a Radeon 9250 would be a preferably option.
Outside of gaming they both offer a much more appreciable feature set then the Ti4200 can boast of.
 
Originally posted by: PingSpike
At $50 you buy a used ti4200 card. Its hands down the absolute best card in that price range....... The ATI8500/9100s are good cards but they are slower than the ti4200 and offer no other advantages.
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I would think that being brand new for ~$44 from a established retailer has some advantages over buying a used card off of ebay. There is the whole warranty thing, with the 9250 you'd have peace-of-mind for a year or two. I wonder how long until the used Ti4200's fan starts making a racket in the guys case (at least it will quiet down when it finally fails completely). Please remember, the FIRST line in this thread says "I don't do the gaming thing".
 
If you DO decide to go the 9200/9250 route, stay away from ANYTHING says has the letters "SE" tagged on the end of it as it virtually guarantees it to be equipped with 64-bit memory. MAKE SURE the description of the card you'll buy specifically says "128-bit" memory or it'll choke itself to death. You don't need anything more than 128mb of memory on the thing, either.
 
if you want a new card...there aren't really going to be anything "good" for $50 or under. My gf just recently bought a FX5200 128mb (she doesn't play games), and I think she might have paid about $50, but I'm sure like many others have said, that you could have gotten something much better used for that price.
 
Originally posted by: Creig
If you DO decide to go the 9200/9250 route, stay away from ANYTHING says has the letters "SE" tagged on the end of it as it virtually guarantees it to be equipped with 64-bit memory. MAKE SURE the description of the card you'll buy specifically says "128-bit" memory or it'll choke itself to death. You don't need anything more than 128mb of memory on the thing, either.
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Not that I disagree that the SE models stink, but if he's not gaming the limited memory bandwidth shouldn't even remotely impact him.
 
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