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Dell Optiplex GX280 graphic card options

Prefect_1998 · 2010-07-05 17:32:47

hi i bought a used Dell Optiplex GX280 for a basic email machine on a 32" tv.. now i would like to get a better g/x card, just to watch avi's smoothly, could i put in "http://www3.pny.com/GeForce-210-512MB-PCIe-P2857C431.aspx really mind boggled here , thanks for help D

05-07-2010 5:32pm

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hi i bought a used Dell Optiplex GX280 for a basic email machine on a 32" tv.. now i would like to get a better g/x card, just to watch avi's smoothly, could i put in "http://www3.pny.com/GeForce-210-512MB-PCIe-P2857C431.aspx

really mind boggled here , thanks for help

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Avi's will be using the cpu not gpu. Unless you are playing pseudo hi-def (720p) avi's then they should be no problem for your machine. First try installing a good codec pack like ffdshow and ac3filter and they should run withut probs.

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#3 05-07-2010 6:17pm

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thanks a million, will try that

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