Second that! Full length, 256-bit graphics card with dual DVI outputs, it requires a pretty beefy power supply, however. I regret ever getting rid of mine, not that I had any use for it, now.
I believe Newegg still has a selection of some AGP cards.
I think that single-core chip of yours is really going to hurt you. Try checking CPU performance while you're playing videos. Hope at least you've maxed out your memory...
I'm pretty new to AGP graphics cards (even though I understand they are an old standard now).
First of all, since this computer is probably worth not much more than $100-150, I really don't want to spend more than that on an AGP card. I was hoping I could pick up an obsolete one that was still good enough for YouTube acceleration for cheap.
I have R300 cards all over my work area as I have been using them for MorphOS machines, but I'd going with at least an HD2000.
That gives you Direct X10.1.
This is a Windows XP computer, so I'm not even sure I can run anything past DirectX 9 on it.
As for the CPU performance during YouTube: when playing YouTube videos at 480p resolution, I get about 77% to 95% CPU usage. Might hit 100% now and then, but the video doesn't stutter, so the CPU can handle 480p. Really, I'm actually fine with 480p. HD streaming video would just be icing on the cake. I thought that if the old AGP cards were now cheap enough on the used market, it might be a quick and easy upgrade. It's not a critical upgrade, though...
I'd prefer not to get a card that requires its own power and has a noisy fan, if possible, as I use this computer for music recording and don't really want another fan whirring away.
UVD is a new term to me .... I guess it's time to Google....