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can this PNY -- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Card fit our inspiron 530?
core 2 duo
-Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
-4GB3 Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs
-500GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
-integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
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It also has 300 watts power supply
If you can jocky it into position at the bottom PCI port, yeah, but it runs VERY hot, might wanna invest in new fans, especially on an Inspirion. Not too sure about the PSU though...
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KillabyDemand wrote:If you can jocky it into position at the bottom PCI port, yeah, but it runs VERY hot, might wanna invest in new fans, especially on an Inspirion. Not too sure about the PSU though...
so do you think it could work on my PC?
you really dont need a new graphic card, i have and could play crysis on the highest settings:
windows 95
media accilator 12
dx 3.5
0.3 ram
0.1 mb of membroy
4 video ram
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paullog wrote:you really dont need a new graphic card, i have and could play crysis on the highest settings:
windows 95
media accilator 12
dx 3.5
0.3 ram
0.1 mb of membroy
4 video ram
yeah but my pc is
windows 550 BC
DX. 0.0
0 ram
0 MB
0 video ram.
paullog wrote:you really dont need a new graphic card, i have and could play crysis on the highest settings:
windows 95
media accilator 12
dx 3.5
0.3 ram
0.1 mb of membroy
4 video ram
haha, yeah i have similar config, unfortunately i could only play crysis on medium - whats your secret?
Anyhoo - yer biggest problem is definately going to be the PSU - you will have to upgrade for an 8800gt - Also these cards are a pretty good size so you should have a lookski under the hood and make sure you can squeeze one in - mine was a pretty tight fit but she works. Finally while you've got the hood open you should check to make sure you have a PCI-E 2.0 slot because depending on the age of your mobo you may have an agp expansion slot - which the nvidia 8-series doesn't accomodate.
Anyhoo good luck.
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NapalmHatt wrote:paullog wrote:you really dont need a new graphic card, i have and could play crysis on the highest settings:haha, yeah i have similar config, unfortunately i could only play crysis on medium - whats your secret?
windows 95
media accilator 12
dx 3.5
0.3 ram
0.1 mb of membroy
4 video ramAnyhoo - yer biggest problem is definately going to be the PSU - you will have to upgrade for an 8800gt - Also these cards are a pretty good size so you should have a lookski under the hood and make sure you can squeeze one in - mine was a pretty tight fit but she works. Finally while you've got the hood open you should check to make sure you have a PCI-E 2.0 slot because depending on the age of your mobo you may have an agp expansion slot - which the nvidia 8-series doesn't accomodate.
Anyhoo good luck.
me to i could only play on medium.
oh man! I just ordered the card, i sure hope it could fit, I told my dad their was nothing left to buy and all I needed to do was install it.
the card holder is about 11 and a half inches.
bcroger
NapalmHatt wrote:paullog wrote:you really dont need a new graphic card, i have and could play crysis on the highest settings:haha, yeah i have similar config, unfortunately i could only play crysis on medium - whats your secret?
windows 95
media accilator 12
dx 3.5
0.3 ram
0.1 mb of membroy
4 video ramAnyhoo - yer biggest problem is definately going to be the PSU - you will have to upgrade for an 8800gt - Also these cards are a pretty good size so you should have a lookski under the hood and make sure you can squeeze one in - mine was a pretty tight fit but she works. Finally while you've got the hood open you should check to make sure you have a PCI-E 2.0 slot because depending on the age of your mobo you may have an agp expansion slot - which the nvidia 8-series doesn't accomodate.
Anyhoo good luck.
oh yeah i also got in 2008. it has PCIe 1.0 slot
yeah pcie 1.0 is rocking but you will def have psu problems - you are prolly sitting on a 300watt psu and yer gonna need 450w at least.
