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Postby CHUCK79 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:59 am

Hi everyone.
Need some advice on graphics cards.

Finally saved enough pennies to invest in a graphics card :) :D
I have an Inspiron 546s from Dell.I found a pretty good deal on a NVIDIA GeForce 310.

My questions are: 1.How do I know for sure if this card is compatible with my system? 2.Is this card going to provide a significant increase in performance over stock?

All input is appreciated :)
Thanks in advance
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Re: Graphics card

Postby olderndirt » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:46 am

You'll get better answers but the mobo card slot and PSU ouput are key factors.
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Re: Graphics card

Postby CHUCK79 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:33 pm

Also..... looking at Force3D ATI Radeon HD4350 for about the same price.Any advice?

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Re: Graphics card

Postby olderndirt » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:30 pm

Also..... looking at Force3D ATI Radeon HD4350 for about the same price.Any advice?

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The experts will pick up on this shortly.  Mine is an NV8800GTS and I hope they come out with a new sim before I have buy a new card.
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Re: Graphics card

Postby CHUCK79 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:38 pm

Impatience got the best of me......

Ordered AMD ATI Radeon X1300 Pro....
Best thing I could find in my price range :)

It's bound to be an improvement ;D
Thanks for reply. :)

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Re: Graphics card

Postby waspiflab » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:49 pm

Impatience got the best of me......

Ordered AMD ATI Radeon X1300 Pro....
Best thing I could find in my price range :)

It's bound to be an improvement ;D
Thanks for reply. :)

Chuck


hmmm think you should have waited for more advice that card is ancient I'm sorry to say :P
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Re: Graphics card

Postby Slotback » Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:20 am

How much did it cost? Just saying because sometimes old hardware doesn't get reduced in price. In Australia I could only find the X1300 Pro for $130 AUD, which is enough for a GTS 250, or dual second hand 8800's.


Impatience got the best of me......

Ordered AMD ATI Radeon X1300 Pro....
Best thing I could find in my price range :)

It's bound to be an improvement ;D
Thanks for reply. :)

Chuck


hmmm think you should have waited for more advice that card is ancient I'm sorry to say :P
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Re: Graphics card

Postby CHUCK79 » Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:17 am

How much did it cost? Just saying because sometimes old hardware doesn't get reduced in price. In Australia I could only find the X1300 Pro for $130 AUD, which is enough for a GTS 250, or dual second hand 8800's.


Impatience got the best of me......

Ordered AMD ATI Radeon X1300 Pro....
Best thing I could find in my price range :)

It's bound to be an improvement ;D
Thanks for reply. :)

Chuck


hmmm think you should have waited for more advice that card is ancient I'm sorry to say :P



Price was right.35 bucks :)
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Re: Graphics card

Postby Fozzer » Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:06 pm


Price was right.35 bucks :)


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Re: Graphics card

Postby CHUCK79 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:03 pm

Have Dell Inspiron 546s.....
Installed ATI Radeon HD 3450 graphic card.....
Performance significantly dropped.....
WTF!!!!!
I didn't even have a graphics card installed before!
How could having no card be better than the 3450?

I've been waiting weeks for this grand dissapointment :'(
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Re: Graphics card

Postby CHUCK79 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:23 pm

Have Dell Inspiron 546s.....
Installed ATI Radeon HD 3450 graphic card.....
Performance significantly dropped.....
WTF!!!!!
I didn't even have a graphics card installed before!
How could having no card be better than the 3450?

I've been waiting weeks for this grand dissapointment :'(



Nevermind.....
Simply was not an upgrade to this particular system,after trial and tribulation I achieved roughly the same performance  as I had before ;D
Upgraded the hell out of my old Dell though....
The kids are stoked ;)
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