Posts by Taylor Mitchell81

Taylor Mitchell81 said:Hey there,
I've got this old rig lying around (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, 1GB DDR, an ASUS P8Z77 motherboard, and I'm pretty sure the power supply is a Dell OptiPlex unit pushing maybe 180W) that I’m looking to breathe some life back into. I mostly want to use it for browsing the web and hitting up Microsoft Word, but I also have a soft spot for some retro gaming—think stuff like CoD1, Medal of Honor, or Rome: Total War. I was wondering what the absolute best graphics card would be for this setup, specifically for that AGP 8x slot it has. I’m looking to drop about $167 max on this, since I won't be picking up a shiny new PC for at least another year.

Thanks for getting back to me, though I totally messed up my specs—that processor isn't a Pentium 4 2.0, it's actually a Core 2 Duo 3.0.

Hey there,
I’ve got this old relic of a PC sitting around (it’s running a Celeron 2.0, 1GB of DDR, an ASRock P4VM800 motherboard, and I'm pretty sure that KY-280 ATX power supply is only about 180W) and I’m thinking about breathing some life back into it. I mostly just want to use it for browsing the web and messing around with Word, but I also wouldn't mind dusting off some classics like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, or Rome: Total War. Since I'm stuck with an AGP 8x slot, I was wondering what the absolute best graphics card would be that won't choke this setup... I'm looking to drop about $167 max, especially since I won't be picking up a shiny new rig for at least another year.