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First post, by gryffinwings

Posted on 2021-10-28, 23:59

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Hey guys, got recommended a card for my Windows 98 machine that I realized I already had, but it's in my Pentium 4 Northwood (Windows XP) Machine, so now I need a recommendation for a video card for my Dell Dimension 4400 running Windows XP. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

Dell Dimension 4400
CPU: Pentium 4 2.8 GHz FSB 400 MHz
GPU: AGP ????
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live!

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Main Computer: Custom - Intel 12900K, Asus Nvidia 3080 Ti, 64 GB DDR5.
Retro Computer: Packard Bell Legend I - AMD 286, 640KB RAM
Retro Computer: Dell Dimension 4400 - Pentium 4 2.8 GHz FSB 400 MHz, ATi Radeon 9600XT, Sound Blaster Live!, 768 MB RAM.

Reply 1 of 6, by ODwilly

Posted on 2021-10-29, 00:52

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Geforce 6600/6800 or ATi x850/1950? Or maybe a Geforce 4 ti/ Geforce fx 5700+, 9600 or 9800.

Main pc: Asus ROG 17. R9 5900HX, RTX 3070m, 16gb ddr4 3200, 1tb NVME.
Retro PC: Soyo P4S Dragon, 3gb ddr 266, 120gb Maxtor, Geforce Fx 5950 Ultra, SB Live! 5.1

Reply 2 of 6, by Brawndo

Posted on 2021-10-29, 05:06

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Second the X1950. I have a pro on the way for my early-mid XP machine, and from what I've seen it'll give you better performance than an Nvidia 6600/6800.

Reply 3 of 6, by gryffinwings

Posted on 2021-10-30, 15:53

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Well guys, I was able to source an ATi Radeon 9600XT for $30 on ebay, should work well enough for my needs, also the slot on this one is only up to AGP 4x from the information I have seen.

Reply 4 of 6, by Big Pink

Posted on 2021-10-30, 19:27

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gryffinwings wrote on 2021-10-30, 15:53:

also the slot on this one is only up to AGP 4x from the information I have seen.

Wikipedia concurs in this handy list of the product line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Dimension

I thought IBM was born with the world

Reply 5 of 6, by Paadam

Posted on 2021-11-04, 14:02

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Lol, it may be for up to 4x but ANY AGP card that is 8x will work in it without any problems.

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Reply 6 of 6, by aaronkatrini

Posted on 2021-11-06, 13:37

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gryffinwings wrote on 2021-10-30, 15:53:

Well guys, I was able to source an ATi Radeon 9600XT for $30 on ebay, should work well enough for my needs, also the slot on this one is only up to AGP 4x from the information I have seen.

Excellent choice, I was about to recommend one. The R9600 Pro/XT is a well balanced price/performance card for Win98.

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