Hi everyone,
I just bought a Radeon 5750. I also ordered a brand new Dell Studio Desktop (mini-tower) that will arrive later next week and I want to make sure it is compatible, both on physical space and power.
I can tell you that the video card is definitely NOT compatible with my Dimension E521. When I tried to pop it in there, I discovered that the video card is a "double decker" (or whatever you call it, "2U" maybe... I just mean it takes up two of the spaces in the back of the tower). Unfortunately, my E521 case is built such that only the bottom half of the card is exposed on the back.
So I just want to make sure I will be able pop this car into my new system when it arrives without a problem.
The requirements for the video card state:
■ PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
■ 450 Watt or greater power supply is recommended
Bonus questions: The Radeon 5750 was a decent choice, correct? I'm not a hard core gamer, but I want to be able to play games from time to time and view HD content easily with no skipping.
Thanks a TON for any help! They certainly don't make these things easy to figure out...
I just bought a Radeon 5750. I also ordered a brand new Dell Studio Desktop (mini-tower) that will arrive later next week and I want to make sure it is compatible, both on physical space and power.
I can tell you that the video card is definitely NOT compatible with my Dimension E521. When I tried to pop it in there, I discovered that the video card is a "double decker" (or whatever you call it, "2U" maybe... I just mean it takes up two of the spaces in the back of the tower). Unfortunately, my E521 case is built such that only the bottom half of the card is exposed on the back.
So I just want to make sure I will be able pop this car into my new system when it arrives without a problem.
The requirements for the video card state:
■ PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
■ 450 Watt or greater power supply is recommended
Bonus questions: The Radeon 5750 was a decent choice, correct? I'm not a hard core gamer, but I want to be able to play games from time to time and view HD content easily with no skipping.
Thanks a TON for any help! They certainly don't make these things easy to figure out...