Cheap Old GPU

[Sharkersuper123]

I have recently bought a Dell Dimension 4700 and am planning to get a cheap graphics card upgrade. I need something that is mid to high end, from the same time period and is $20 or so. I would also like it to use molex power. Thank you for your help 

[ARikozuM]

"Mid to high end" and "is $20 or so" don't quite belong in the same sentence in this time-frame.

[aisle9]

Why not something like a used GT 730 or 740 instead? I'd imagine that the 740 in particular is on par with (or better than) higher-end cards of the day, and there's no additional power needed.

[Sharkersuper123]

Yeah but i'm talking about something from 2005

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Sharkersuper123 said:

Yeah but i'm talking about something from 2005

Most of the Radeon 5800-series sell for 50-100 USD.

[Sharkersuper123]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Most of the Radeon 5800-series sell for 50-100 USD.

True, but i've seen a x800, which is close to my time period go for 15 bucks

[Sharkersuper123]

5 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Why not something like a used GT 730 or 740 instead? I'd imagine that the 740 in particular is on par with (or better than) higher-end cards of the day, and there's no additional power needed.

I just checked and the cheapest GT 730 I could find was $45

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

True, but i've seen a x800, which is close to my time period go for 15 bucks

Then buy it?

[LabRat]

12 hours ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

True, but i've seen a x800, which is close to my time period go for 15 bucks

I loved my x1800xt...... only ati/amd card I had that ever died. I did it by over clocking it too much......... gotta watch out for those "old" cards. the 800 might only be shader model 2.0. won't do you much good.

[Sharkersuper123]

Just now, LabRat said:

I loved my x1800xt...... only ati/amd card I had that ever died. I did it by over clocking it too much......... gotta watch out for those "old" cards. the 800 might only be shader model 2.0. won't do you much good.

Yeah the x1800 XT looks pretty nice.

[aisle9]

9 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Most of the Radeon 5800-series sell for 50-100 USD.

Thanks for making me feel terrifyingly old for a second. The HD 5800 series is from 2009-2010

5 minutes ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

I just checked and the cheapest GT 730 I could find was $45

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-N730K-2GD3H-LP-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT730-2GB-Low-Profile-ViIdeo-Card-Refurbished-/382020965544?hash=item58f23954a8:g:DWIAAOSw2gxY2zGT

 

2GB DDR3 GT 730 cards are like the herpes of Craigslist GPUs. Everybody picked them up with their Dell/Alienware/HP prebuilt "gaming" PCs, nobody was happy when they found out what they really had, and now everyone's trying to find a way to make them go away before anyone finds out. I haven't seen any GT 730s lately, but there was one week where I picked up three in the space for a few days and paid no more than $20 for each. I still have one of them in my bedroom HTPC as a 1080p adapter for an old DC 5800 SFF.

 

If you're after a period piece, the 6800 series is the NVIDIA way to go, X800 for AMD. Hell, if you want a GT 7600 instead, hit me up.

[Sharkersuper123]

Just now, aisle9 said:

Thanks for making me feel terrifyingly old for a second. The HD 5800 series is from 2009-2010

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-N730K-2GD3H-LP-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT730-2GB-Low-Profile-ViIdeo-Card-Refurbished-/382020965544?hash=item58f23954a8:g:DWIAAOSw2gxY2zGT

 

2GB DDR3 GT 730 cards are like the herpes of Craigslist GPUs. Everybody picked them up with their Dell/Alienware/HP prebuilt "gaming" PCs, nobody was happy when they found out what they really had, and now everyone's trying to find a way to make them go away before anyone finds out. I haven't seen any GT 730s lately, but there was one week where I picked up three in the space for a few days and paid no more than $20 for each. I still have one of them in my bedroom HTPC as a 1080p adapter for an old DC 5800 SFF.

You see I live in Canada where everything old and low-end is over priced so that's not an option 

[Sharkersuper123]

1 minute ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

You see I live in Canada where everything old and low-end is over priced so that's not an option 

This is the cheapest gt 730 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/EVGA-GEFORCE-GT730-GRAPHICS-CARD-DDR3-128BIT-PCI-EXPRESS-mc314-/162450513450?hash=item25d2ce1e2a:g:sAUAAOSwSlBY3VNE

[aisle9]

Just now, Sharkersuper123 said:

You see I live in Canada where everything old and low-end is over priced so that's not an option 

Added to my post afterwards. A 6800 or X800 would be appropriate for a period piece, and I've got a 7600GT from 2005 that I'd part with.

[Sharkersuper123]

2 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Added to my post afterwards. A 6800 or X800 would be appropriate for a period piece, and I've got a 7600GT from 2005 that I'd part with.

Yeah a 6800 would work great

[Sharkersuper123]

Just now, Sharkersuper123 said:

Yeah a 6800 would work great

I'ts just $20 CAD

[LabRat]

https://www.youtube.com/user/RandomGaminginHD................ this site could help you find something..??

 

I have an old Kyro II I'm not using.......... LOL

[Sharkersuper123]

1 minute ago, LabRat said:

https://www.youtube.com/user/RandomGaminginHD................ this site could help you find something..??

 

I have an old Kyro II I'm not using.......... LOL

Yup I watch RandomGaminginHD that's where I partially got this idea of upgrading an old PC

[Sharkersuper123]

8 minutes ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

This is the cheapest gt 730 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/EVGA-GEFORCE-GT730-GRAPHICS-CARD-DDR3-128BIT-PCI-EXPRESS-mc314-/162450513450?hash=item25d2ce1e2a:g:sAUAAOSwSlBY3VNE

I just looked a little closer at this and noticed he's selling a 9500 gt instead of a gt 730

[Sharkersuper123]

FYI i'm planning to pair the GPU with a Core 2 Duo E8400 

[Sharkersuper123]

48 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Added to my post afterwards. A 6800 or X800 would be appropriate for a period piece, and I've got a 7600GT from 2005 that I'd part with.

How much would you sell me that 7600GT for?.

[aisle9]

38 minutes ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

I just looked a little closer at this and noticed he's selling a 9500 gt instead of a gt 730

OMG can you Canucks do anything right?

36 minutes ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

FYI i'm planning to pair the GPU with a Core 2 Duo E8400 

The Dimension 4700 doesn't support dual-core CPUs. Your best bet is something like a Pentium 4 630, IIRC. I just did a Dimension 5150 flip recently and ran into that same problem.

[Sharkersuper123]

The Dimension 4700 doesn't support dual-core CPUs. Your best bet is something like a Pentium 4 630, IIRC. I just did a Dimension 5150 flip recently and ran into that same problem.

Damn it guess I have to settle with a single core

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, Sharkersuper123 said:

How much would you sell me that 7600GT for?.

Given the realization that you're in Canada and I'm in Florida, it would cost quite a bit more to ship than it's actually worth.

[LabRat]

OP, I build a "retro" machine last year some time. used a 5400k apu and a $40 Biostar mb and a stick of 1333 ( 4gig ). threw in a 500gb HD with 32bit XP and it plays all those old games better than they ever played back in the day. one of these days I'm going to see if my BFG Physx card will work on it.