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Graphics card for dell gx620 desktop

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hafiz48 said:
it is pentium 4

Yeah... I'd upgrade the processor if I were you.

The motherboard is a socket LGA 775 which supports Core 2 Duos, but the best processor the GX620's bios supports is the Pentium D 960.

It still goes for ~$100 for some reason, which is a HUGE waste of money.

I say hurry and go for this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Pentium-D-945-3-4-GHz-CPU-SL9...

I'm using the same processor right now, and it's perfectly fine with Windows XP.

Also, you never told us how much RAM your computer came with..

^ Only problem is that the GTS 450 doesn't have a single-slot variation. The GTS 250 does, but it's slower, hotter, and more power hungry than the dual-slot 250.

That's why I keep saying to go for the single-slot HD 5770. It's just $20 more than the single-slot GTS 250.

I think preference shouldn't be a factor when it comes down to performance for price. Why only go with a certain brand when the other is much better for a little more?

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how you know it won't fit.?

How do I know?

Like I said in dude's other thread, I'm using a GX 620 right now.

I've tried constantly to find ways to fit a dual slot card in it, but to no avail. The chassis is BTX, so everything is reversed, the PCI-E slot is at the left most bracket if you lay the computer down sideways, and the damn Dell CPU fan is so huge that it would block a dual slot cooler anyway.

Low profile single-slot cards are really the only option. I'm stuck with a Radeon HD 4550 in my computer right now because I couldn't afford any other single slot card that didn't suck as much as it did (though I did get it for only $25, so I guess I can't really complain)--this is the main reason I started that AM3 build thread; to find something better, because I hate being limited so much by the GX 620.

I doubt he would like a 4550, so I'm saying over and over to go with the 5770!

hafiz48 said:
need for speed carbon undercover and shift
max payne 3
just cause 2
gta 4 ballad of gay tony etc.............

Unless you like playing on reduced settings, the GT 240 ain't really gonna cut it. The processor is gonna slow things down a bit, but going with the Radeon HD 5770 that I suggested ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... -- the other thread was taken down) and this power supply ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-822-... -- not too great, but more than enough for your computer; you can just buy a better one when or if you build a new PC later) will make things quite a bit better.

The GT 240 will more than likely struggle at running Just Cause 2 maxed, and GTA 4 is gonna suck on the GX 620 regardless because the processor is pretty bad.

If you go with the HD 5770 and build a new computer with a better processor later on, you'll be fine.

Forget about GTA IV, it lags on everything but a decent quadcore with lots of ram.

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

MEMORY: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx?cm_sp=S... - GRAB IT QUICK!

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


That'll get you running any current game at mid- high settings on resolutions 1680x1050 and below.


OR if you want to keep your memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... and everything else the same

wiinippongamer said:
He doesn't need the case, and there's still a graphics card missing.
He does need a case. The GX 620 is BTX. Special motherboard, special CPU fan, and special chassis.

Only BTX boards will fit in the GX 620 case, but they don't even make those anymore; the ones that still exist suck ass, too.
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