hardware advice:

[Wiregeek]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814143069

is about the best card available for AGP.

Model
Brand BFG Tech
Model BFGR76512GSOC
Interface
Interface AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 7600GS
Core Clock 420MHz (vs. 400MHz standard)
PixelPipelines 12
Memory
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR2
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB 1 x D-SUB
DVI 1 x DVI
TV-Out HDTV Out
General
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
SLI Support No
Cooler With Fan
Operating Systems Supported Windows XP
System Requirements A minimum 350W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 20A or more)
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Features
Features Superscalar GPU architecture
NVIDIA CineFX 4.0 engine
NVIDIA UltraShadow II technology
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support

Vs.

Model
Brand ZOTAC
Model ZT-20402-10L
Interface
Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce GT 240
Core Clock 550MHz
Shader Clock 1340MHz
Stream Processors 96
Memory
Memory Clock 1580MHz
Memory Size 1GB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 10.1
Ports
HDMI 1 x HDMI
D-SUB 1 x D-SUB
DVI 1 x DVI
General
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
SLI Support No
Cooler With Fan
System Requirements 300-watt power supply recommended
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
HDCP Ready Yes
Dimensions Height: 4.374in - 111.11mm
Width: 6.198in - 157.45mm
Features
Features NVIDIA Unified Architecture
NVIDIA PhysX Technology
NVIDIA CUDA Technology
NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
NVIDIA GigaThread Technology
NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses
NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
Packaging
Package Contents ZT-20402-10L
3D Vision Discover glasses
ZOTAC Boost software bundle

is the same price in PCI Express. 8(
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