Graphics Card Help

Slunk

I ordered a dell with integrated graphics media acellerator 900. Was just wondering will i be able to install one at a later stage or shall i need to modify my order before its too late?
edit: its a dimension 3100

Dingatron

I'd ring them to find out. Some of the Dell's with integrated graphics do not have a AGP/PCI-EX slot on the motherboard.

Slunk

i checked the spec, its says 2 pci slots and one pci ex1 slot so will i be able to add one later

Spear

Slunk wrote:

i checked the spec, its says 2 pci slots and one pci ex1 slot so will i be able to add one later

No, modern video cards use a PCI-E x16 slot or an AGP slot.

Slunk

Video Card - IEEE 1394 PCI Adapter card [add € 36.30 or € 2/month1]

Would this be the option I missed?

the_syco

Slunk wrote:

Video Card - IEEE 1394 PCI Adapter card [add € 36.30 or € 2/month1]

Would this be the option I missed?

No. Thats for a firewire port (something like a USB). Look for something that says "AGP" on it.

Spear

Slunk wrote:

Video Card - IEEE 1394 PCI Adapter card [add € 36.30 or € 2/month1]

Would this be the option I missed?

Sounds like bad wording on their part, as IEEE 1394 aka Firewire is often used to transfer data from cam corders.

Slunk

So ive no chance of installing a graphics card later? I wont be gaming on it, just a bit of photoshop, plus i got 1024MB memory if that helps.Will it make that much of a difference if I havent got one?

Obelisk29

I think you'd better give them a call. You probably want to be getting a Dimension 5150 - the base model comes with a 128MB ATI Radeon X300 SE as standard and you can upgrade it to the 256MB version for about €35.

Slunk

Checked out the 5150, id only get a 15" flat panel with that and it would cost me 130 odd euro more just to get a graphics card, will it make that much of a difference if im only going ot be doin the odd bit off photoshop and watching a dvd or two