Can dell 9150 support GT8800?

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As title, Dell Dimension 9150, Pentium D, 2.8Ghz, 3.5g ram. The graphics card is this one:
http://sg.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ [...] templete=2

I know absolutely nothing about graphics card and cpu upgrading.. So it will be great if someone can enlighten me about this graphics card. Will it burn my motherboard, will it consume tonnes of power, or can my computer even use this thing due to space constrains or incorrect plug present.

Yes the mobo can support it, though it has 1-st gen. PCI-e interface. (which will bottleneck the card a little bit)
And that card is pretty old, i suggest you get a HD 5670.

XFX HD-567X-ZNF3 Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16

Message edited by unknown_13 on 09-12-2010 at 11:10:41 AM

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The problem is that I am buying a second hand one, and the selection is quite limited. Should HD5670 be more or less expansive than this 8800?

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Well it should be a little more expensive, but the HD 5670 is using 40nm tech (8800GT aka G92 is 65nm), uses a lot less power and exhausts lot less heat. They're abuot the same performance. Plus i think that the 8800GT would cause problems 'cause of the PSU.

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The M/B won't be the problem, the power supply will be the problem!

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4Ryan6 wrote :

The M/B won't be the problem, the power supply will be the problem!

It'll be a problem for the 8800GT, not for the HD 5670.

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Message edited by unknown_13 on 09-12-2010 at 12:27:50 PM

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unknown_13 wrote :

It'll be a problem for the 8800GT, not for the HD 5670.

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Minimum 400 Watt or greater Power Supply Requirement

His Dell has a 375 watt power supply, the 5670 will be a problem.

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4Ryan6 wrote :

Quote :

Minimum 400 Watt or greater Power Supply Requirement

His Dell has a 375 watt power supply, the 5670 will be a problem.

Even a 350W PSU will be enough for the HD 5670.

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unknown_13 wrote :

Even a 350W PSU will be enough for the HD 5670.

Not according to the required specs I quoted from the link you provided, you're not making your statement on facts, you're making it on your assumption!

Dell doesn't put power supplies in their computers with a lot of upgrade headroom, they install power supplies that serious upgrading requires the customer to have to also upgrade the power supply, that's basically Dell's sales policy, to keep customers at their mercy.

The OP can follow your recommendation for the 5670, but he will also end up getting a higher performing power supply, low powering a GPU and load stressing a power supply can eventually lead to serious problems.

Message edited by 4Ryan6 on 09-12-2010 at 01:14:27 PM

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Look at this

Reply to unknown_13

^ That does not change XFX requirements, and if the 5670 draws a solid 100w load all by itself, that is why XFX recommends a minimum 400W power supply, what about that requirement, don't you understand?

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I'm going to do you a favor unknown_13 and close this thread before you get yourself in trouble! 4ryan6

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