Looking for moderate video card

[macx]

Just for an older backup computer, XP, 850 P3, 512 RAM,
133 fsb

Just to look at things like Google Earth, they recommend
at least 64mb of virtual ram.

No gaming or video making or anything like that.

Just something that works reliably with the above
setup and is reasonable cost.

Thanks!

 

[tifc8lraz]

Just for an older backup computer, XP, 850 P3, 512 RAM,
133 fsb

Just to look at things like Google Earth, they recommend
at least 64mb of virtual ram.

No gaming or video making or anything like that.

Just something that works reliably with the above
setup and is reasonable cost.

Thanks!

I would recommend the ATI Radeon X1300. It is generally a mainstream video card that will not push the price to a ridiculous extreme (around (I think) seventy dollars online. It would be more in the stores. What format are we looking at here; PCI, AGP 2X/4X/8X or a PCI-Express X1/X4/X16?

 

[MetalX]

Well, its probably not PCI-E lol because thats a Pentium 3. I'd say most likely its AGP but it might be PCI... you'll have to tell us macx.

 

[macx]

good point!

I just took a look at what's in there,
it's an old Rage IIC AGP, made I think
it said in 88 or some such!

(I've had this machine since 90 and it
was a couple years old then)

anyway - looked around ebay a little
just to help me remember some of
that stuff, found these examples

GE Force 5500, 6200, Radeon 9550

All 3D, 256mb, 8X, support MS DX9.0

All in the under $40 range shipped

Would any of those examples
be in the right ballpark?

Thx

There were some with 4 pipelines,
some up to 16, I spose more is
better.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

This card would be perfect for you. It will run Google Earth and everything else quite well and is only $30 too, including shipping.