Which Cheap AGP Graphics Card?

[rich_g85]

I'm looking at buying the Mrs a very cheap second-hand AGP graphics card to inject some life into her aging PC (she currently has a 32Mb Matrox something-MX).

My two choices are: Abit Radeon 128Mb or Hercules 3D Prophet 64Mb.

Instinct tells me that the Prophet is 'better' because it has a GPU fan, whereas the Abit just has a heatsink.

Your opinion?

 

[Monkeynut]

The Radeon looks better. Got any more info on it?

 

[cb_linus]

Nowt wrong with having a heatsink instead of a fan - my nvidia 6800 is silent as it's fanless Personally, I'd go fanless (with a card designed to be fanless) wherever possible.

 

[Darg]

Would help to know model numbers if possible

 

[Lanz]

Hercules 3D Prophet 64Mb is probably a Kyro2 card, which although was ok at the time, is crap nowadays, the ATI card is probably a 8500/9200 maybe, which would be better but is still rubbish. Chances are neither will be much better than what is already in there.

 

[RichL]

If possible, try and get a ATI 9700 or 9800 pro/XT.