Dell 3000 graphics upgrade?

[barneyjoe]

Done a fair bit of searching and came up with this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&n=560798&s=electronics&qid=1188755729&sr=8-1
Would it be a worthy upgrade for my old beast?
Can i ever expect to be able to play the new halflife episodes or the like on the 3000 just with a pci graphics card upgrade such as this one? suggest something better?
im sure as you can tell im a complete noob so any help would be muchly appreciated,
cheers
barney

 

[kpo6969]

You could do better if you can find one. Since you can use PCI only your choices are limited. Either a X1550 or a 6200. The 5200 will work fine though.

 

[barneyjoe]

ok cheers for the reply,
what exactly would i be looking for in the specs when trying to find a better one?

 

[kpo6969]

Something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103031

 

[barneyjoe]

ok mate, very grateful for the help,
will see what i can find,