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clysley   02-08-2008 at 11:36:58 AM

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

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IndigoMoss   02-08-2008 at 12:00:58 PM
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Hmm that's a tough one, what's the amperage on the 12v+ rail?

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clysley   02-08-2008 at 12:07:38 PM
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Just had a look.

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

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IndigoMoss   02-08-2008 at 12:36:32 PM
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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.

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kpo6969   02-08-2008 at 09:39:05 PM
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I had the same psu in my E521 (AMD version of yours)
8600GTS
7950GT
2600XT

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums [...] 5032-2.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)

------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
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aznstriker92   02-09-2008 at 05:05:45 AM
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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.

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IndigoMoss   02-09-2008 at 05:37:11 AM
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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.

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Surial   11-16-2009 at 04:24:52 AM
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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.

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   11-16-2009 at 09:41:50 AM
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