You don't have to stick with just nvidia either you know. ATI makes cards too. It might be worth checking them out also. I guess it would be easier for us to lead you in the right direction if you give us a price range that you want to spend on the card. Oh, the 7300 is the lowest of the 7 series cards. My Go6800 in my laptop will beat it, although mine doesn't support shader model 3, it will still out perform the 7300 in shader 2. Just because the card supports something doesn't mean that it has the horsepower to perform well while using that feature. I just got a x1950pro agp 512mb for one of my agp systems and it runs GREAT. The x1900 series cards are really nice. Give me a price range and I will be able to help you out better.