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Graphics Card

  • 01-12-2004 11:43am
    #1
    bennyc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭


    OK first i need my ass kicked for buying this in the first place but I needed a new pc and was on a budget so I got a dell dim3000 only problem is I only figure out later that i does not have an agp port. I dident want it for games but once i know i cant i want to. Is there any pci cards that would perform better than the 96MB on board i am getting at the moment or should i just wait and get a new motherboard and agp
    it has a p4 3.0 and 512 ram only thing letting me down is the graphics

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Zapho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭Zapho


    Yeah go to komplett.ie and look at pci graphics cards, some of them are pretty damn good. I've heard that Dell sometimes make their cases in such a way that a new motherboard won't go into it, so I think a pci grahics card would be your best bet. There's 2 cards on komplett and they look decent enough. If you have a pci express slot, then you're sorted!


  • #3
    tba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭tba


    that 3000 dosent have PCI-E, he'll lhave to stick with standard PCI. Still some good cards out there though.

    Have a look here

    Bear in mind that if you have anything else plugged into a PCI slot (like a modem for example) the graphics card will have to share bandwidth with it.


  • #4
    Furp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Furp


    Could you replace the motherboard with a more standard version with Agp.

    I think Dell should really give a warning that your graphics upgrade path is limited on these PC's.

    I have a Dell but it has an AGP slot as its 5XXX Dimension. I was quite surprised when my sister also got one and it didn't.


  • #5
    davmigil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭davmigil


    You are restricted on putting a MoBo into Dell cases. Its not that the MoBo don't fit (they are ATX), just that the Reset/Power/Hard drive light cable endings are a custom one perculiar to Dell. So unless you are really good with wiring/soldering, you will need a new case. I think the Dell power supply is standard though.


  • #6
    Nukem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭Nukem


    Aint the RAM in Dells finicky too.Know sometimes you have probs getting RAM for dell if they arent from dell or a dell dealer.Can it be used in another Mobo?

    If you go the PCI route try here nVidia PCI cards (MX&5200) & ATI PCI cards (700&9200)


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  • #7
    bennyc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭bennyc


    Thanks for the tips it looks like i will have togo for one of the pci cards
    Does anyone run one if so any reviews


    Cheers


  • #8
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Ignoring all the dodgey Dell advice....

    No PCI card is going to give you decent 3D performance. You bought the wrong PC. Can you not return it?

    http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1409457,00.asp


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