Graphics card that will work on a Antec BP500U?

[RiennaCruzar]

Would a Geforce 9800 GT or a Radeon HD 3870 work on an Antec BP500U?
On a super tight 20$ budget so a newer card or better PSU is out of the question.
If not what about the 3850, or 9600 GT? Again 20$ budget. So limited to relatively old USED hardware. And aside from those 4 the only other parts I can find within that budget are even older still. (Geforce 6XXX/7XXX, and Radeon X8XX/X1XXX series). I do plan to game but nothing extremely heavy. (No Crysis, Battlefield, etc. Older titles like Fallout NV, and such). Also S-video is a must. Since I want to use it on an old Sony Wega (27inch CRT).

The rest of the system specs are:.
MSI A55M-P33
Athlon II X4 631
320GB Seagate HDD
2x2GB DDR3
Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)
Inside an older Dell Dimension case. (P4 Era).

 

[dontlistentome]

The specs I see on that power supply show it having one 6 pin pci-ex connector. So you need to limit your choices to cards which only require one or none. In wattage that 500W is enough. I ran some games on an Athlon II X4 645, as long as your expectations are reasonable you can enjoy quite a few games. The 9800 GT is basically the 8800 GT, so maybe you can find a better deal on the older card.

 

[RiennaCruzar]

Yeah. I've looked at the cables. The thing that worries me is the dual 18amp 12v rails. I had a similarly rated Antec VP450 before and it refused to work with a HD 4850. (Dual 18amp 12v rails, just like the BP500U etc). So I'm a little worried. And not really. The closest I found in price when searching 8800GT was a 8800GS. Which I'd rather avoid.
And yeah I have gamed on it before. But I had a GT 730. (Which died). lol

I've found HD 3870 for 17.50$, and a MSI 9800 GT for 19.99$

 

[dontlistentome]

Power supplies can degrade over the years. So it's possible to have problems with not enough power, even if the power supply is rated to deliver enough.

 

[RiennaCruzar]

Power supplies can degrade over the years. So it's possible to have problems with not enough power, even if the power supply is rated to deliver enough.

True. Though that unit was brand new off of amazon. Did handle a 7900GS though. lmao