i have an older pc, however, it is still pretty fast. i know i need to get a new system but i just dont have the cash yet. i can run brink and new vegas with no problems. rage will crash when i try to start the game. i think, from what i have read on forums, that the poblem is the graphics card. what is the best graphics card to use with the hardware configuration? all the drivers and the game have been updated. thank you for any help you can give. system info and rage error report follows:

intel pentium 4 3.0ghz
3 gb ram
intel older(2004) mobo with open standard pci slot-not pci express
ati radeon hd 3850 AGP
xp pro

Rage.1683.2 win-x86 Release Oct 7 2011 12:22:19
------ Initializing File System ------
Current search path:
C:/Documents and Settings/Phish Brains/My Documents/My Games/id Software/Rage/base/
c:/program files/steam/steamapps/common/rage/base/
file system initialized.
BenchmarkGameData: ofs 0 and 0x1208090624x
10172 microseconds
4026 microseconds
21974 microseconds
4232 microseconds
4342 microseconds
11308 microseconds
7397 microseconds
18501 microseconds
21414 microseconds
10589 microseconds
Average seek time without outliers: 10994 microseconds
fileBenchmarkImpliesGameIsOnHD: true
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1 CPU package, 1 core, 2 total logical processors
2992 MHz Intel CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2 & HTT
0 kB 1st level cache, 0 kB 2nd level cache, 0 kB 3rd level cache
3072 MB System Memory
Winsock Initialized
Found interface: {C08714D2-FF2D-4315-8C25-B2DD0336B395} Linksys NC100 Fast Ethernet Adapter #2 - Packet Scheduler Miniport - 192.168.2.2/255.255.255.0
Sys_InitNetworking: adding loopback interface
execing default.cfg
execing joystick.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing joystick.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing joystick.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing joystick.cfg
idLib::SetProduction( PROD_PRODUCTION )
couldn't exec rageConfig.cfg
Resetting cheat cvar: aas2_showFloorTrace
Resetting cheat cvar: ai_alignToPointDist
Resetting cheat cvar: ai_minCornerCircleRadius
Resetting cheat cvar: ai_cornerCircleRadius
Resetting cheat cvar: ai_turningCircleAlignmentTolerance
Resetting cheat cvar: ai_pointTolerance
Resetting cheat cvar: atv_bumpForwardScale
Resetting cheat cvar: aa_ZoomSnapScale
Resetting cheat cvar: poi_playerScaleMinimum
Resetting cheat cvar: poi_scaleMinimum
Resetting cheat cvar: poi_ScreenPercentage
Resetting cheat cvar: poi_IconSizeSplitscreen
Resetting cheat cvar: poi_IconSize
Resetting cheat cvar: poi_GoalHeightOffset
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_minimap_scale_foot
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_minimap_scale_vehicle
Resetting cheat cvar: blendTree_scale
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_jobnav_mindist
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_minimap_ant_first_step_foot
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_minimap_ant_step_foot
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_minimap_ant_first_step
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_minimap_ant_step
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_scopeZoomDistance
Resetting cheat cvar: gc_fictionBlurAmount
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_invFadeTime
Resetting cheat cvar: cine_cameraAccel
Resetting cheat cvar: rcbomb_initialOffset
Resetting cheat cvar: cam_deathCamblurTime
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Resetting cheat cvar: revivecam_HeightEnd
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Resetting cheat cvar: spl_qn_pathbonus
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Resetting cheat cvar: ai_NonPlayerOneShotChance
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Resetting cheat cvar: pm_ct_jump_dist
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Resetting cheat cvar: pm_ct_checkDist
Resetting cheat cvar: g_playerDamageThreshold
Resetting cheat cvar: swf_combatSubtitleRange
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Resetting cheat cvar: vehicle_clientImpactDmg_MaxDmg
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Resetting cheat cvar: v_steerControlClamp
Resetting cheat cvar: v_steerControlInfluence
Resetting cheat cvar: v_compressiontime
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Resetting cheat cvar: pm_clientZoomInDelay
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Resetting cheat cvar: pm_clientAuthoritative_Lerp
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Resetting cheat cvar: net_voiceVolume
Resetting cheat cvar: net_peer_throttle_bps_decay
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------- Initializing renderSystem --------
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...registered window class
...registered fake window class
...using WGL_EXT_swap_control
X..WGL_EXT_swap_control_tear not found
created OpenGL 3.2 context on ATI Technologies Inc.
----- GL_Init -----
X..GL_ARB_tessellation_shader not found
OpenGL version 3.2
GL_AMDX_debug_output GL_AMDX_vertex_shader_tessellator
GL_AMD_conservative_depth GL_AMD_debug_output
GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend
GL_AMD_name_gen_delete GL_AMD_performance_monitor
GL_AMD_pinned_memory GL_AMD_sample_positions
GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export GL_AMD_texture_cube_map_array
GL_AMD_texture_texture4 GL_AMD_vertex_shader_tessellator
GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility GL_ARB_blend_func_extended
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_copy_buffer
GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_ARB_depth_clamp
GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers
GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location
GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions GL_ARB_fragment_program
GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader
GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB
GL_ARB_geometry_shader4 GL_ARB_get_program_binary
GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex
GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_instanced_arrays
GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_multisample
GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query
GL_ARB_occlusion_query2 GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite
GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_sample_shading
GL_ARB_sampler_objects GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map
GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding
GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_precision
GL_ARB_shader_stencil_export GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod
GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow
GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_sync
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object
GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32 GL_ARB_texture_compression
GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array GL_ARB_texture_env_add
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float
GL_ARB_texture_gather GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat
GL_ARB_texture_multisample GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rg
GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui GL_ARB_texture_snorm
GL_ARB_timer_query GL_ARB_transform_feedback2
GL_ARB_transform_feedback3 GL_ARB_transpose_matrix
GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra
GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader
GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev GL_ARB_viewport_array
GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers
GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader
GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil
GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3
GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once
GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra
GL_EXT_bindable_uniform GL_EXT_blend_color
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_buffer
GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_direct_state_access
GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_EXT_draw_instanced
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord
GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample
GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
GL_EXT_geometry_shader4 GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
GL_EXT_gpu_shader4 GL_EXT_histogram
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_packed_pixels
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters
GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal
GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color
GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texgen_reflection
GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_array
GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc
GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp
GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_EXT_texture_lod
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp
GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent
GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_EXT_texture_swizzle
GL_EXT_timer_query GL_EXT_transform_feedback
GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region
GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_conditional_render
GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_explicit_multisample
GL_NV_float_buffer GL_NV_half_float
GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_texgen_reflection
GL_NV_texture_barrier GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays GL_WIN_swap_hint
WGL_EXT_swap_control
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
...using GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
...using GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
...using GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
...using GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object
...using GL_ARB_vertex_program
...using GL_ARB_fragment_program
...using GL_ARB_occlusion_query
...using GL_EXT_timer_query
...using GL_EXT_framebuffer_object
...using GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit
...using GL_ARB_texture_multisample
X..GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test not found
...using GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
...using GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
...using GL_ARB_sync
...using GL_EXT_direct_state_access
Couldn't find proc address for: glTexMultiSubImage2DAMD
Couldn't find proc address for: glCompressedTexMultiSubImage2DAMD
X..GL_ARB_debug_output not found
ShowGameWindow: (0, 0) 1280 x 1024, full screen
302 milliseconds to open 44 pages files
OpenCachedPagesFile: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\rage\virtualtextures\_vmtr.pages
OpenInstalledCachedPagesFile: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\rage\virtualtextures\_vmtr.pages
21 pages locked in c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\rage\virtualtextures\_vmtr.pages
idPixelUnpackBuffer::MapBuffer: SyncRenderThread required
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? @ 0x7c817077( ) + bytes () : RegisterWaitForInputIdle( )
ERROR: idPixelUnpackBuffer::MapBuffer: failed



thanks again for any help!