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A friend of mine is still running an outdated AGP system :surprised: (2 GHz single core with 1.5 GB of RAM) which he uses for gaming from time to time. He recently asked me if i could get him a new graphics card as he wanted to play some newer games (he mostly plays halo 1 & 2 but with low settings).
The thing is i have no idea about AGP cards so i was wandering if anyone could suggest me a good card. He has a budget of around £50, although it could prolly be a bit more :help:
HD3850 AGP is the best your gonna get.
Thanks for the reply. I've emailed my friend to see what he says about the price (looks to be about £80 new). Anyone got any other suggestions for a cheaper card?
For AGP, second hand is almost certainly going to be best.....but you aren't going to get much choice.
Something like a 790GX board and cheap CPU/RAM might be a better purchase, although that obviously isn't what he wants!
Thanks for the input. I've already tried pursuading him to get a new board but he says he wouldn't use it that much so it isn't worth it.
What PSU does he have?? The HD3850 still needs a decent PSU to run off!!
I think he's got a corsair VX 450, what does the HD3850 need?
The Corsair will be more than enough for an HD3850. I was just checking in case he/she had a el-cheapo PSU which would probably blow up if an HD3850 was added to their system!! :lol: