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[ThePlague]

I think it actually has both an AGP and PCI slot. I don't know a lot about computers, so how would I tell which is which and how many x it has?

[343guiltymc]

So, I have an old Dell Optiplex GX 240, and I wanted to know what kind of upgrades I can do to it.

Mostly the gfx card, which is a ATI Rage 128 Ultra, and can't even play Halo :/

Slap some upgrades for it on me, but i'm not rich so...

E: So far the only thing I did was take out the floppy drive and add another (80 gig) HDD that I had lying around.

ATI rage 128 ultra is AGP 4x I believe...Or at least that's what a wiki search told me.

[Warsaw]

I have a RAGE Pro 128 All-In-Wonder, and it's PCI. That's why I asked him whether or not his is PCI or AGP. You can find good AGP 4x/8x cards on the market, but finding something that is 1x or 2x is getting hard to do.

[Xetsuei]

Updated all prices and replaced deactivated items. Going to do a complete rebuild of all the rigs at the start of next month.

[343guiltymc]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814161259
Is this card's cooler adequate to keep the card cool? I don't want it to give me high temps like the reference ones.

[Warsaw]

You can fix the reference issue by modifying the fan settings...a simple Google search will tell you that.

But yes, the cooler is sufficient. Technically, they are all sufficient.

[343guiltymc]

You can fix the reference issue by modifying the fan settings...a simple Google search will tell you that.

But yes, the cooler is sufficient. Technically, they are all sufficient.

What? A quick google search told me the cards still get pretty high temps even with the fan fix.

[Xetsuei]

What? A quick google search told me the cards still get pretty high temps even with the fan fix.

The card is meant to, and can handle the high temps. It's not a problem.

[ThePlague]

Alright, I learned that my PC has AGP 4x for it, and I was wondering what card I should get. I can't spend too much on it, but I want to be able to atleast run newer games (idc if I can run Crysis). My price range is about $80 or less. I know absolutely nothing when it comes to this stuff, so if someone can point me in the right direction of what to get, it'd be a great help.

[Xetsuei]

$79.99 Sapphire HD3650 512MB

What would happen to be the specs on your computer right now? That can affect what your performance will be on newer games a ton.