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Please stay away from anything from ATI with an "SE" at the end.
You didn't mention if you were looking at Socket A or Socket 754 CPU solutions. Socket A's are just Athlon XP's with half the L2 cache. Socket 754's have the on-die memory controller, which is like a turbocharger to your Chevy.
Yes, I think your best dollars will go for a decent (non SE) video card. I think a Radeon 9600XT would tickle your pink for just around $120. Plug it in and I'd think you will giggle.
I may be wrong, but I just went through the same upgrade path as you and came to a few conclusions.
Gimli
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