how to know which card works with which comp which is better?

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the13bats

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I am guessing for some this is a very simple question,

I looked around for info but most things i found are geared to people wanting to game, i dont want to game but rather my t7500 dell doesnt have built in graphics so a card is a must,
I just watch dvds and web stuff,

This comp came with a card, nvidia quardo nvs 295, it worked, but i like to tinker around and happened to have a
Radeon x1300/x1500 that i swapped in and it works too, but no where can i find this radeon card as being one that can be used in a t7500, dell doesnt list it,

So my questions to the tech heads,

How do you find out if a graphics card is compatible with your computer?

Is this radeon card compatible with my comp?

Which of the two graphics cards that i have is the better one and why is it better?

Many thanx
Cheers
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When dealing with a pre-built computer like a Dell, you're first stop should be the company website support page for the model of computer you have. Look at the documentation, in particular the list of possible videocard options that were originally offered. That will give you an idea of the kind of videocard the system will use. For example, if you notice all the videocard options were pci-express x16 cards that are low profile, then you know what kind of limitations you're working with.

Pre-builts also usually come with minimal power supplies. So you'll want to make note of the capabilities of your power supply since that will also limit your choices.

As to which of the two you have is 'better', that depends on multiple factors...
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A graphics card can have 3 different slots. PCI, AGP and PCIe. Here is an Article explaining the differences.Almost every video card that was released since the mid 2000s is using PCIe. Just by looking at the card and the slot of the motherboard you can tell if it fits. As long as the motherboard has at least 1 PCIe x8 or x16 slot it can fit any PCIe GPU. The other thing you need to look at is power. You need to know how much wattage your power supply has. It's normally on the side of the power supply. You shouldn't take the number at face value however. A good PSU has an efficiency rating of 85% or higher. A cheap power supply might say it has 500 watts but 200 watt just turn into heat leaving you with just 300 watts. You also need to know how much your GPU consumes. You can find that on the internet. However most of the time what you find is the TDP, which in most cases is lower than the max power consumption. That's why a lot of people recommend to leave some headroom. You also need to consider the other components. Mainly the CPU, since that's the only thing that consumes a notable amount of power. Once you have considered all of this you are free to play around. In your case, you have a 1100w 85+ rated Power supply. The CPU has a tdp of 60 to 130 w depending on model. And both GPUs use around 30w. So you have plenty of headroom
 
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When dealing with a pre-built computer like a Dell, you're first stop should be the company website support page for the model of computer you have. Look at the documentation, in particular the list of possible videocard options that were originally offered. That will give you an idea of the kind of videocard the system will use. For example, if you notice all the videocard options were pci-express x16 cards that are low profile, then you know what kind of limitations you're working with.

Pre-builts also usually come with minimal power supplies. So you'll want to make note of the capabilities of your power supply since that will also limit your choices.

As to which of the two you have is 'better', that depends on multiple factors. The 295 is a Quadro, that's a workstation card not for gaming. Image quality, not performance, is the priority with that card. It's a Directx 10 card. The x1300/1500 were budget level Directx 9 consumer cards, meant for general computing, not gaming or workstation use.

Both cards are low end and old, that said I'd probably go with the NVS 295 first. The 1300/1500 has nothing going for it at this point in time, no reason to favor it.
 
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