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[FoneBone]

My brother's looking to upgrade his 2-year-old Dell (2GHz, 512MB, and a 64MB GeForce 4 MX) so that he can play games like Half-Life 2 decently. Any recommendations? Is it even possible?

 

[Ecrofirt]

Is he Macgyver?

 

[FoneBone]

Is he Macgyver?

I take it that's a no.

Sigh... I remember when $300 cards were top of the line, and now they're just midrange... pretty insane, really.

 

[Phoenix]

under $75 bucks is TOUGH, especially without being able to buy some of the new PCIe cheapo cards such as the x300 (which can run the game well at 800x600).

 

[RaymondCarver]

ROSEWILL RADEON 9600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "RW9600-128D" -RETAIL

Model# RW9600-128D
Item # N82E16814164022

Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: ATI Radeon 9600/325MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/400MHz
BUS: AGP 4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out (S-Video) + DVI
Support 3D API: DirectX 9, OpenGL 1.5
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536
Cable/Accessories: S-Video Cable, Manual, Driver CD
Retail Box (See pics for details)

all for $78.00



This is the best value I've found so far. I needed a videocard sub $100, and this is the best deal I've found for a 9600 with 128-bit memory.



http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-164-022&depa=0