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Doctor Feelgood · Administrator

Well, 2GB of DDR2 memory might be under $30... A 'decent' dual core CPU could be $100... And a new motherboard may be another $100. Could easily go higher, but to beat an old rig it could be done for even less.

But, looking at AGP graphics @ Newegg... the best you are going to get is a HD3850 for $130 or more. PCI Express offers better cards, or the same version costs less (or you could get the one I am selling for much less, with half the money going to charity Laughing

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It obviously costs more money to upgrade the CPU, memory, mothboard and video... but a system like that is getting to the point where you either get a minimal boost from an upgrade and ride it out, or look to spend a little more for more power and more future upgradability.

Or look around the bigger forums for used AGP cards. I think GeForce cards cap in the 7X00 series, while ATI cards cover the 1X00, 2X00, and 3X00 series.