a new AGP for an old CPU

hi everyone,

i'm having a hard time figuring out which graphic card to buy for my old Athlon XP 2600+

i was set on the GeForce 7600GT but have been told that it would be wasted money, since my CPU is not exactly the best one on the market...
at the moment i have a GeForce FX 5700LE, and i must say it did not really make that good an impression on me, plus its fan ceased to work while playing LEGO Star Wars, and that was a real nuisance for me.

so now i'm here asking for advice. i'd rather not buy used cards, as have been already suggested.

BTW: my power supply is 480W

and thanks in advance for your help!

 

It really depends on your budget. I have heard good things about the Nvidea 6600 cards. Or you can just build you a new computer. A 2600 AMD is certainly not state of the art, but should, with a decent video card handle most games. You might consider a RAM upgrade also. (not sure what you have).

If I were you, I would look into building a new computer. You could get a pretty good AMD system with a PCIe card for not a whole lot of money.

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You can get 7600 GS, several at newegg are around $100 er less they even have an Open box one for $89
It will be worth it.

Besides Whats a $100, I spent that much last night at Hooters eating shrimp

 

thanks to both!

to Fred_G:
i have 1GB of RAM, which is the max. my machine can take.
also, i have been reading about the 6600, especially the GT and the Ultra, but unfortunately i can only find them second-hand, which i would like to avoid (who can tell what the previous owner has put the GPU through!)

to ASUS:
thanks, i'll give the 7600 GS a thought.
you know, a part of me is looking for a brand new, highly perofrming card, a part of me of course would just want to spend the money (i can spend more than $ 100, BTW) that is right for my CPU.
and if i have to settle for a card which costs less because that's what my CPU need, well, i can always go out and have some shrimp!