AGP card for LAN computer

[jbltecnicspro]

I'm going to be throwing a LAN party in August, and I'm doing some assembling of different systems from scrap/spare computers and parts. We're gonna be playing games from 10 years ago (Halo PC, Battlefield, Unreal Tournament 2004). Currently, the system has a Radeon HD-3450 in it, and while it cuts it for straight-up playing the games, I would like to give it just a tad more "oomph."

Specs are as follows:
Pentium 4 3.2Ghz
1 GB DDR RAM
WD 320GB IDE hard drive

I was thinking about shelling out $30 for a GeForce 8400GS. It looks like that GPU has 8 texture units and ROPs, while the HD-3450 has only four. Any suggestions? $30 is the hard limit for this thing.

 

[Domini]

They are both completly different architectures. You cant exactly compare them by those numbers alone. They will both perform about the same in the games you listed, and the 3450 is a generation ahead anyway, so save your money

 

[jbltecnicspro]

They are both completly different architectures. You cant exactly compare them by those numbers alone. They will both perform about the same in the games you listed, and the 3450 is a generation ahead anyway, so save your money

Thanks for clearing that up. I should probably be looking at a used 3650 then. How hard are these video cards on the power supply? I should have mentioned that the box is an old Dell system.

 

[Domini]

Thanks for clearing that up. I should probably be looking at a used 3650 then. How hard are these video cards on the power supply? I should have mentioned that the box is an old Dell system.

The PSU should be more then sufficent

 

[jbltecnicspro]

The PSU should be more then sufficent

Thanks bud! Next task - find a decent used 3650.