Upgrade AGP graphics card

I have the original mac g4 AGP Graphics. I want to
power it up a little bit more, but I don't know what
to buy for a discontinued machine. In the near
future I want to start fooling around with video
editing, photos and later on games as well.
The specs are:
640 Ram on a 450Mhz cpu.
ATY,Rage128Pro
Monitor
AGP
SLOT-A
VRAM (Total): 16 MB
I appreciate good advice.
PowerMac G4 AGP
GRAPHICS Mac OS X (10.4.8)
PowerMac G4 AGP GRAPHICS Mac
OS X (10.4.8)
I have three g4's at work, all 400MHz (AGP graphics), one of which I am trying to upgrade (for my boss). I bought a NEW 20" Apple Cinema Display and got the usual grey screen turning to black. I was advised that only the ATI 9800 Mac Edition (not SE or Special Edition) is backward compatible to the 2x AGP slot (which I seem to have confirmed in my search for a replacement for the ATI 128 Pro (DVI-D + VGA, cannot be used at same time).
from
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermacg4/stats/powermac_g4_400agp.html
we see that
ATI Rage 128 graphics card standard in the original configuration (M7824LL/A), which shipped from October 13, 1999 to December 2, 1999. ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card standard from December 2, 1999 to July 19, 2000 (M7824LL/B and M7641LL/A). Both graphics cards have 16 MB of SDRAM and occupy a 2X AGP slot.
from
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=58395
somebody says "Maximum 2D resolution: 1920x1200, 32-bit color, 75Mhz Refresh" for the ATI Rage 128
In the same above link, dude had success using NOT the DVI-D but the VGA connector for a large display (Dell 20" wide flat panel)
I, personally, am still confused. I'll try the VGA option first since the ATI 9800 Mac Edition is around $300 street price! (supply and demand, I guess)
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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