Video card for Dell Dimension E510
December 20th, 2008, 03:11 AM
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| Video card for Dell Dimension E510
I purchased a Dell Dimension E510 about two years ago and I am looking to upgrade it. It has a 3.2 Pentium D processor, 2 GB of memory, a 250 GB hard drive, Radeon X600 video card and I believe a 305w power supply. I'm looking to upgrade the memory and graphics card for gaming purposes and I want to know what the best graphics card I could get would be without risking the psu. Thanks. |
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December 20th, 2008, 04:08 AM
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Your psu willl Really limit you in your selection...Might help if you mentioned which games you play or would like to play. |
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December 20th, 2008, 04:13 AM
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When you say 'without risking the psu' do you mean risking upgrading it or overtaxing it? |
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December 20th, 2008, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Coolzer When you say 'without risking the psu' do you mean risking upgrading it or overtaxing it? | overtaxing. i just bought a 32 inch 1080p lcd tv and tried to play counter strike, half life 2, and TF2 on it and i couldn't play anything above a 800x600 resolution with low settings. these are mainly the type of games i play right now and i want to be able to use the highest settings possible to make use of my 1080p screen. right now i cant afford to upgrade my psu so im just looking for the best video card my computer can handle. |
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December 20th, 2008, 04:55 AM
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December 20th, 2008, 07:02 AM
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I'm using the 8600gt in my Dell 530 that as I recall has the same psu and it works well...I don't play games so I can't help you there. |
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December 20th, 2008, 07:18 AM
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Look at a 4670. It uses less power IIRC |
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December 20th, 2008, 08:00 AM
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IMO i would upgrade the PSU. |
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January 19th, 2009, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones I'm using the 8600gt in my Dell 530 that as I recall has the same psu and it works well...I don't play games so I can't help you there. | I hate to bring back an old topic but im ripping my hair out here
What kind of connectors did your Dell have?
i ONLY have SATA connectors on mine and need a 6 pin connector for my video card 
Last edited by sspikey : January 19th, 2009 at 09:47 PM.
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