Upgrade questions; 2400xt/8400gs

[swiftysuspect]

I came across these on eBay, and while I've been told the 4650 radeon is the best (for low profile low power consumption options like my Inspiron 530s) I couldn't help but notice these cheap cards. I'm not really a heavy gamer, I mainly play on my xbox and will occasionaly play some older games on PC every now and then. I'd still like to be able to play them on high settings with smooth frame rates though. I wasn't sure if the 4650 would be overkill at ~$60, so what do some of you think of these?

2400xt
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ATI-Radeon-2400XT-Low-Profile-DVI-Video-Card-256MB_W0QQitemZ230340430689QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item35a15c0b61&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

8400gs
http://cgi.ebay.com/NVIDIA-GeForce-8400GS-Low-Profile-Video-Card-256MB-DVI_W0QQitemZ300340439469QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item45edaf69ad&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Do MSI and Palit Microsystems make good cards? Or am I better off being safe and going with trusted reviews/brand at newegg?

For reference I have an AMD 2.0ghz single core processor and 1 gb of ddr2 5300 ram.

 

[Maziar]

If u can afford the 4650 then go for it,it destroys both 2400xt/8400gs in games.
What games are u going to play ?

 

[apache_lives]

MSI = rubbish
8400gs and 2400xt are more VIDEO cards then gaming cards

 

[swiftysuspect]

Alright, I guess I might as well not skimp out when it comes to graphics cards. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[Mousemonkey]

MSI = rubbish

Yes and no, I've used/installed quite a few of their graphic cards and never had a problem with any of them but their motherboards on the other hand, well that's a different kettle of spanners altogether.

 

[szymek]

i used to have 8500gt and with c2d oced to 3.5ghz it played fc2, gta4, everything. but gta was on lowest details and fc2 was on medium. definetely pick 4650, if you wont use it now, you will be able to play something later, there's a huge difference between 2400xt and 4650. believe me.