Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Graphics card compatibility?

I want to get a new graphics card, but my computer is too small for normal cards and i wanted to know if this http://cgi.ebay.com/GEFORCE-210-512MB-LOW-PROFILE-HDMI-DVI-HDCP-VIDEO-CARD-/370478917455?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item564243a74f#ht_1640wt_1140 card would fit in a Dell Optiplex GX620. Thanks in advance.|||Yes it would fit, you just need to attach the low-profile bracket. Low-profile-ready cards usually come with both bracket types, so you can install them into either a slimline or regular desktop.



But the G210 is a very slow card, about equal to a Radeon HD 4350. The Radeon HD 5450 is a more appealing low-cost, low-profile option.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



While the low-profile Radeon HD 4650 and GeForce GT220 are even better:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



All of those cards are fine with your Dell's stock 275W power supply.



Performance:

http://www.techspot.com/review/245-ati-r…



The Radeon HD 5450 could handle easy games like the Sims 3 and World of Warcraft at low resolutions (1280x1024 or less). The Radeon HD 4650 or GeForce GT220 could handle games up to Call of Duty:MW2 at 1440x900 or less. Of course your computer's other specs are too low for games beyond that level, anyway.|||well, it is a low profile card and should fit fine and probably won't be a power consumption problem either -- the 210 doesn't need large amounts.



however, the 210 isn't likely to run much in the way of modern games either -- it's about on a par with an old 8500 GT card.



there are significantly higher quality low profile graphics cards out there [try the sorter at newegg], but you're going to need to be very careful about your power supply, case ventilation, and whether or no your cpu bottlenecks the computer when you get done.



suggest you access your detailed specs and start over -- there's a handy psu sizer app at this url: http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.asp… on the left side of the page.

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