lookin to replace 9800pro with something in $200 range

I'm clueless about latest cards and shit. What is a decent vcard in that range?

(and no, i dont care abotu top tier framerates on shitty new fps)

edit: i got an old mobo. no PCIe slot. just old pci and agp. :(

Well, if you're just looking for a nice cheap upgrade, you might check out this one:

Link (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 14102073)

It's cheap, but should outperform your 9800.

Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H385F512ANP Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 14161225)

sweet.

i guess this is gonna be tricky, cuz i want to basically go buy something in person today and toss this old card out. i get the feeling these agp cards aren't always easy to find these days. plus, i just realized that i need both s-vid and dvi ports which could complicate things.

how about?

Diamond Multimedia ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO AGP 512MB ?

512MB GDDR2 video memory / 600MHz Core Clock / AGP Slot / DirectX 10 Support / Dual Link DVI + HDTV-Out and VGA / Shader Model 4.0 / etc

This will be for dual-monitor desktop situation, hence the old VGA output...

also, how does that x1650 stack up against NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT?

the jump to PCI-E over agp is nuts.

just get yourself a cheap PCI-E mobo and then get a mid range pci e card