New Video Card For Dell Dimension 2400

PCuser2014 · Jun 21, 2014

So I have a dell dimension 2400 and I'm looking for a new video card, well my pc is 5+ years old and it takes PCI (not PCI-E). I'm not very good with graphics cards but I found this one on Amazon it's only 512mb I wanted to get 1gb but I couldn't find one that's pci. Here is the link for the one that I found http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001V9LQC0/ref=mp_s_a_1_sc_1?qid=1403371838&sr=8-1-spell&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70.

I don't know if it's compatible with my pc or not. If someone could tell me that would be great, also if that one is compatible would it even be worth it, could it make my pc runs games like GTA IV? I'm also getting 2gb of ram for it.

FireManDude · Jun 21, 2014

i suggest you upgrade your entire rig,it doesnt look like something that would be able to push through GTA IV!,and even if you do find a strong card for PCI then it would be pulled back by the Pentium!,
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-nVidia-GeForce-Graphics-VCG84512SPEB/dp/B001D72NE0 but those 500MB of GPU memo would be too little to comfortably play gta iv on! *its not well optimized*

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 21, 2014

Start saving for a new build a 2400 DELL is a waste of money to upgrade.

woworwow · Jun 21, 2014

Get this one. You should be able to run GTA 4 on low
http://www.hisdigital.com/us/product2-580.shtml
i can't find link to buy this product

USAFRet · Jun 21, 2014

Don't put any money into that thing. I had a couple of those, and they are 'old', to say the least. Far more than 5 years old.

Any GPU you can put into it won't run current games any better than what is in it now. And the Dimension 2400 came from a line with a known problem with bad/crappy capacitors. Which will pop at any time.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 21, 2014

They came out in 2004 , 10 years old now.

woworwow · Jun 21, 2014

Gut your case and get a new PC.
A $300 PC can be good you know?

PCuser2014 · Jun 21, 2014

FireManDude :

Here are the recommended specs for GTA IV
Recommended:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
Memory: 2GB (Windows XP) 2.5GB (Windows Vista)

Free Hard Drive Space: 18GB

Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870

DirectX 9 compatible Surround Sound Card

Keyboard

Mouse

I've just finished GTA San Andreas on it and it ran fine, the processer on it is like 2.6 ghz and that is above the recommended and I'm getting 2gb of ram for my pc by my only hold back to play GTA IV is the 512 mb video card. And I don't have enough extra money right now to get a new pc.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 21, 2014

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz < Your CPU is nowhere near as good as these two.

FireManDude · Jun 21, 2014

lol ,GTA IV is one of the most poor port of a console game i have ever seen!,even many modern gaming computers have problems with it!,it can eat masses of Graphical memory! too
Okay then,give it a try and buy the card!

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=77&game=Grand%20Theft%20Auto%20IV

Login,set your Graphic card and Processor and see the predicted performence

woworwow · Jun 21, 2014

Or just buy xbox 360 if you really want to game. It still have games made for it

PCuser2014 · Jun 21, 2014

Ok well I guess GTA IV was a bad example of a game but could that video card run games like half life 2 and mafia 2?

FireManDude · Jun 21, 2014

PCuser2014 :

Half life 2 - Yes
Mafia 2 - i wouldn't try it

PCuser2014 · Jun 21, 2014

I already have 2 xbox260s I just like PC gameing better.

woworwow · Jun 21, 2014

Sell those and get a new PC

PCuser2014 · Jun 21, 2014

Thanks for your guys help, but could someone tell me if that graphics card would work in my PC and if it wouldn't pop a capacitor like someone said? And if it would make much of a difference in my pc.

USAFRet · Jun 21, 2014

PCuser2014 :

The existing or different GPU has nothing to do with the caps popping/leaking.

Will the one you linked work? Probably.
Will it give any real improvement in overall operation? Probably not.

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