Hey,
I have a Dell Dimension e520, it came with a Pentium D 805 dual core that i just recently replaced to a Core 2 Duo e6400, I also upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista Home Premium. Anyways i have an Nvidia 7300 LE and i want to upgrade my video card in the near future to maybe an Nvidia 8600 GTS or even a Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS...(because i found out the 7300 isnt too good for games....although i did finish F.E.A.R and F.E.A.R extraction point, but with some lag).....my question is i want to know how i find out if my motherboard is compatible with those, and how i find out? Lol i was going to build my own computer instead of the Dell but im probably not experienced enough yet.....next computer i get ill build......but if i can upgrade to a nice video card like the ones i mentioned i will be set for while.... :D
Thanks a lot =]
2007-04-25 09:54:27 · 8 answers · asked by lauralie5005 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
By the way im a guy im just not on my Yahoo account.....
2007-04-25 09:55:06 · update #1
Well after actually taking the one minute required to check myself, you have a PCI Express x16 slot, so yes you could use either of those cards. You have a 305W power supply, which would be enough for the 8600GTS, but not the 8800GTS.
2007-04-25 10:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your computer pretty new all you need know if your motherboard is a AGP X8 or a PCI EXPRESS X16 once you find that out your all set the 8600 and 8800 should work fine just find out if its an agp or pci express motherboard
2007-04-25 10:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can assure you, gender would have nothing to do with how we answer your question.
Your question all depends on if you have a PCI-express 16x slot or not. If you have one, the 8000 series will work, though you will probably have to get a more powerful power supply to be able to handle the 8800gts.
Most likely, that 7300le is a PCI-e card, but you are going to want to make sure.
2007-04-25 10:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must choose 8800 gts if you have enough money for it. But i suppose that your motherboard does not support SLI, however, it is not a problem for the time being, if you buy a 8800gts.
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2007-04-29 08:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Lightstealer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not reuse the case , processors, ram,and hard drive to build yourself a new computer , now a days its easy as pie to build yourself a newer one , bring the case , and the information you have to a repair shop tell them what you want to have in the machine , and they will be able to tell you what you can use mother board wise, to get away from dells proprietary hardware, and build away , there are alot of on-line tutorials on how to put one together , and they will tell you what would work best with what you already have ...
2007-04-25 10:02:44 · answer #5 · answered by mikey29_70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give ur mother board model number and check the compatibility issue with the manf.
normally your motherboard should support all the AGP card slots....so it should work with any new AGP card
2007-04-25 10:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by Northdrive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you have to know is what video slot your motherboard has and here ya go pulled it off dells site
PCIe x16 (Graphics)
2007-04-25 10:00:23 · answer #7 · answered by rwd420247 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be compatable, as long as you install the drivers (They will probably be on a CD that comes with the card).
2007-04-25 09:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by campadrenalin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋