New AGP grapics card to buy

Chalky Emultion

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hi all,
i have an old pc with:

CPU: Intel P4 Northwood @2,53 GHz
RAM: 2 GB DDR @300MHz
Motherboard: ASUS P4P8X with AGP 8x
PSU: 400W
OS: Win XP pro SP3/Win 7 pro SP1

OLD GPU: Sapphire HD 3450 (512MB DDR2)

with the HD 3450 i was able to play games like Unreal Tournament 3 at 1024x768, medium settings at 45-50 fps (sometimes 55-60). yesterday it stopped to work.

i need a new gpu with similar (or higher) specs.. my budget is 75$, max 90...
what could i take?
 
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AGP is almost Legend .......

I would look around sites like new egg or Tiger direct .com

I don't kow what area you are from and what stores you could order from but pretty much 90 bucks should get you a top agp card if any
 

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Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1Intel I7-6700K @ 4.6 Ghz 1.344 volts everyday OC32GB G-Skill TridentZ 3200mhz 16-18-18-38 DDR4Sli Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 G1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
CoreI7-6700K MrFingerIII Special Builds
OS
Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU
Intel I7-6700K @ 4.6 Ghz 1.344 volts everyday OC
Motherboard
Asrock Fatality K6 Z170 Socket 1151
Memory
32GB G-Skill TridentZ 3200mhz 16-18-18-38 DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
Sli Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 G1
Sound Card
AC97 Creative Rage Tactic 3D Headphones Bluetooth
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Asus ROG Swift PG278Q G-Sync 48" Vizio Smart HD TV
Screen Resolution
2560x1440p 27"- 48" Currently Gaming at 2560x1440p Res 2K
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung Evo840SSD Seagate baracuda 500 GB WD Mybook 500Gb 1TB Seagate Barracuda
PSU
HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case
Enthod Pro Full Tower
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT 280 mm High Performance WaterBlock
Keyboard
Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse
Logitech wireless mouse
Internet Speed
Cox Cable 100+ mb
Antivirus
WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus
Browser
IE-10, Chrome, Opera
Other Info
My Other Rig is a AMD FX8320E @4.6Ghz 16GB Ballistic Sport Ram
Mobo Asrock Fatality 990FX 120GB OCZ SSD 1TB Seagate Barracuda Corsair H75 Cooling PSU Corsair CX750
GPU GTX Gigabyte 970G1
AGP is almost Legend .......

I would look around sites like new egg or Tiger direct .com

I don't kow what area you are from and what stores you could order from but pretty much 90 bucks should get you a top agp card if any

ok.. i was looking for an HD 3850.. or one of the HD 4xxx series.. any suggestion?
 

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i know xfx has some 4600 series cards agp

I would go that route bestbuy still carries them so does frys.com check there
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1Intel I7-6700K @ 4.6 Ghz 1.344 volts everyday OC32GB G-Skill TridentZ 3200mhz 16-18-18-38 DDR4Sli Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 G1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
CoreI7-6700K MrFingerIII Special Builds
OS
Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU
Intel I7-6700K @ 4.6 Ghz 1.344 volts everyday OC
Motherboard
Asrock Fatality K6 Z170 Socket 1151
Memory
32GB G-Skill TridentZ 3200mhz 16-18-18-38 DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
Sli Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 G1
Sound Card
AC97 Creative Rage Tactic 3D Headphones Bluetooth
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Asus ROG Swift PG278Q G-Sync 48" Vizio Smart HD TV
Screen Resolution
2560x1440p 27"- 48" Currently Gaming at 2560x1440p Res 2K
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung Evo840SSD Seagate baracuda 500 GB WD Mybook 500Gb 1TB Seagate Barracuda
PSU
HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case
Enthod Pro Full Tower
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT 280 mm High Performance WaterBlock
Keyboard
Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse
Logitech wireless mouse
Internet Speed
Cox Cable 100+ mb
Antivirus
WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus
Browser
IE-10, Chrome, Opera
Other Info
My Other Rig is a AMD FX8320E @4.6Ghz 16GB Ballistic Sport Ram
Mobo Asrock Fatality 990FX 120GB OCZ SSD 1TB Seagate Barracuda Corsair H75 Cooling PSU Corsair CX750
GPU GTX Gigabyte 970G1

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Ultimate x64FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so farADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
Just as a thought, I'd consider spending as little as possible, and putting the rest towards saving up for a new system, especially since you play games.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Intel Core i7-260012 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333Nvidia GTX 470
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Just as a thought, I'd consider spending as little as possible, and putting the rest towards saving up for a new system, especially since you play games.

this is a secondary pc.. I only use it to play on LAN with friends or to run older games..
thank you for all suggestions
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Ah, in that case, disregard what I said.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Intel Core i7-260012 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333Nvidia GTX 470
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Get the Card. It is worth it.

I had a Sapphire HD3650 AGP card which worked really well for 2 years.

After RMA I got a HD4670 Arctic cooling edition.

I think that PC deserves the last upgrade that you are planning to give.
 

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Windows Vista Home Premium x86, Home Premium x86Intel Pentium 4 3.00Ghz with HT, Intel P4 2.8Ghz2x512 MB DDR 400Mhz, 2x1GB DDR 400 MhzATI Radeon HD3650 AGP 8x, Zotac GT 430 DDR3
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Assembled Desktop PC, HTPC
OS
Windows Vista Home Premium x86, Home Premium x86
CPU
Intel Pentium 4 3.00Ghz with HT, Intel P4 2.8Ghz
Motherboard
Intel Original D865GBF, GA-81915-ME-C
Memory
2x512 MB DDR 400Mhz, 2x1GB DDR 400 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD3650 AGP 8x, Zotac GT 430 DDR3
Sound Card
SoundMAX Digital Audio AD1985, Diamond Xtreme 7.1 24Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
SONY BRAVIA KLV-19T400A , KLV-32V300A
Screen Resolution
1920x1080, 1920x1080
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB SATA 150)
SAMSUNG 80GB IDE
WD ESSENTIAL EDITION 1TB USB
WD EARS 2TB Green
PSU
FSP Saga II 500W, FSP Saga II 400W
Case
Lancool K-62 DragonLord, Lian-Li v351
Keyboard
Logitech iTouch Combo, Logitech di Novo Mini Bluetooth Combo
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
Hathway 512 Kbps
Other Info
Specs are for Desktop & HTPC
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