Dell E520, looking to upgrade my graphics card

[clysley]

Hi

I currently have A Dell Dimension E520 which has a ATI Radeon X1300 graphics card in and a PSU of just 300W I think. I know the PSU will limit my options of graphic upgrades, but could anyone recommend a better card that would work with my system without changing the PSU?

Thanks

 

[IndigoMoss]

Hmm that's a tough one, what's the amperage on the 12v+ rail?

 

[clysley]

Just had a look.

305 watts with 22 amps on the +12v rails.

 

[IndigoMoss]

That's not too bad at all. You should be able to throw a 2600XT on it which will give you a lot better performance in gaming and will HD video decoding onboard. It also has native HDMI which is a big plus.

 

[kpo6969]

I had the same psu in my E521 (AMD version of yours)
8600GTS
7950GT
2600XT

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/kpo6969/0d5032-2.jpg

Some even run an 8800GT on it (I wouldn't)
If you upgrade your psu an 8800GT works fine (that's what I did)

 

[aznstriker92]

Get an 3850. I have a E510 and thats want I am going to buy soon.
You will have to use a 4pin to pcie adapter but thats no problem. If you don't have any 4 pins then a 4pin to 2x 4pin y cable will do the trick.

 

[IndigoMoss]

Yeah if you can afford the HD 3850 that's the best choice if not, the next best choice would be a 2600XT for around $90 dollars.

 

[aznstriker92]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241066

 

[Surial]

Since this is an older post, can anyone tell me some of the newer cards that work on this machine? I also have an E520. The Dell rep said I could run a GeFord 9400 GT (PCI-e) with this? (Please bear with me, this is all pretty new for me!)

Thank you.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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