wk> so, with all that said, can you give me a few recommendations, please?   
      
   NewEgg.com is a *great* place to search for video cards because of their   
   excellent video card search parameters.  I recommend finding out what the best   
   slot is available on the motherboard (or what he has now), then go to NewEgg   
   and filter by things like:   
      
   1. Motherboard slot   
   2. Nvidia (better driver compatibility than ATI/AMD)   
   3. Highest DirectX version   
   4. Sort by lowest price first   
      
   You can even drill down into the types of output ports, memory type, customer   
   ratings, price ranges, etc.  I bet you can get a basic video card from $10-50   
   that will cover the basics.   
      
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