What to upgrade to?

[memo]

Looking to upgrade my secondary computer. Looking to spend less than $125, the cheaper the better obviously. I have an athlon xp 2100+ with 1.5 GB of RAM.

I was looking at the Geforce 4MX's but I thought I remember those being budget cards back in the day. Want to be able to play Hitman Contracts 2, Splinter Cell kinda games. Any ideas?

 

[blckgrffn]

9800 Pro from the FS/FT forums ~$80.

Nat

 

[BlacKJesuS]

$99 6600GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133137

 

[Munky]

Geforce mx are crap. Get either a used 9800p, or a 6600gt, whichever one is cheaper (<$100). Both would give you a big boost in performance.

 

[ElFenix]

i bet the mx is slower than the gf3.

go for a 9800 pro

 

[memo]

Originally posted by: BlacKJesuS
$99 6600GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133137

hrm, not quite 99, but thanks for the advice everyone

oh and i forgot to mention it has to be AGP

 

[blckgrffn]

Don't worry, 9800 Pro only comes in AGP

What would be a really good find would be a 6800. It has a lot more fill rate and shader power than a 9800 Pro with about the same or less power consumption. But if I were you, I would hit up a nice barton core off the forums too. You should be able to get $50 for your video card and processor combined. That hopefully pushes your budget to about $175, and you can easily get that stuff for that amount of money.

Nat

 

[Slitherythesnake]

Originally posted by: BlacKJesuS
$99 6600GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133137

I second that since the 6600GT is more powerful than the 9800pro and is more future proof with SM3.

 

[BlacKJesuS]

well they took the rebate off....must've been at like 5 or so.....because it was up this mornin and early afternoon...sleep u lose

 

[fliguy84]

uhh don't go with that gf4mx crap. it's actually a rev of gf2 with outdated dx7 tech.
try looking for sweet deals for 9800pro or a 6600gt agp.