Best GPU to go with old Pentium 4 3.8Ghz

[MeepsterNotchy]

I wanted to upgrade my old rig's graphics card to max out it's performance. The CPU it would be paired with is a Pentium 4 @ 3.8Ghz. It currently has a Radeon x800 XL 🙁. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_X800_Series
Don't tell me to toss it and upgrade the whole thing, THIS IS A PC FOR OLD GAMES.
Also, it is PCIe x16 v1.1

 

[octavecode]

It would probably be best if you upgrade to a cheap apu and have way more computing and graphics power.

 

[MeepsterNotchy]

It would probably be best if you upgrade to a cheap apu and have way more computing and graphics power.

This is not my main rig, that would be foolish. It is a retro gaming PC.

 

[sizzling]

As it uses AGP and not PCIe you need to just get whatever you can find on eBay as modern GPU's won't fit

 

[Eximo]

Well, if you can manage to find them, I think there was an 8x AGP version of the 8800GS or something like that. Also some contemporary AMD GPUs. They are quite expensive new, and finding them used is tricky.

Honestly, anything with AGP isn't old enough for a retro gaming rig to me. PCI video cards and ISA sound. Maybe a Pentium II at the top end, but most games from that era could easily run on a Pentium or K6. There is a brief period of game software that doesn't run well on old systems due to performance, but can't be handled on modern OS, most of these are now available via GoG or Steam.

 

[MeepsterNotchy]

Well, if you can manage to find them, I think there was an 8x AGP version of the 8800GS or something like that. Also some contemporary AMD GPUs. They are quite expensive new, and finding them used is tricky.

Honestly, anything with AGP isn't old enough for a retro gaming rig to me. PCI video cards and ISA sound. Maybe a Pentium II at the top end, but most games from that era could easily run on a Pentium or K6. There is a brief period of game software that doesn't run well on old systems due to performance, but can't be handled on modern OS, most of these are now available via GoG or Steam.

It's PCIe...
Well, not necessarily retro, but just... old games that aren't demanding.
My retro gaming rig is my NES

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

I would just get a 3870. You can normally get them for under $15