I'm currently putting together a system from an assemblage of older parts and cast-offs:
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM-2
Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard
2Gb DDR2 667
etc
Motherboard has integrated VGA for the immediate short-term, but what would people recommend as a PCI-E graphics upgrade to allow playable frame rates for 2-3 year old games (HL2, CoD2 and similar) at 1920x1200 resolution?
I realize I could chuck a 9800GTX or 3870 X2 in there and it would chomp its way through most things but which card would give the best bang per buck and wouldn't suffer from excessive CPU limiting?
Budget would be in the £80 - £100 bracket, I guess
Thanks in advance