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Dell Inspiron 530 video card help
Hi,
I'm looking for a video card for my desktop, but quite frankly dont know where to start. I'm not exactly familiar with video cards.
I read that you need to have a suitable PSU for the video card.
I bought my desktop from Dell (.com), so i'm not sure how good the PSU is.
After a bit of digging around in my computer I found the tag on the PSU.
Model: DPS-300AB-24 B Rev: 01
Output +12--18A
+5V--22A
-12--.8A
+3.3 V -- 17A
+5 Vaux --2A
+3.3 and +5V total power can't exceed 160W
Max output - 300 Watts
I really dont understand anything from that.
So basically i'm trying to understand what type of video card I would need (hopefully without upgrading my PSU) to be able to game on the desktop. (medium/low setting on games that are coming out)
Oh and from what I understand from GPUz, I need a PCI bus card. (but I've read that Dell Inspiron 530 uses PCI-E =/ )
Thanks
edit--
Here's some extra specs if needed:
OS Vista Home Premium x64 SP2
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory 6132MB RAM
Graphics Card Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Sound Card Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays SE198WFP
Screen Resolution 1440x900 16:10 ratio
PSU Max power: 300W Delta Electronics Inc. Model: DPS-300A B-24B
Hard Drives 500 GB
Internet Speed 20Mbps.
hockeyboysinghi
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January 9th, 2010 14:00
Hello!
Let me make sure you have an Inspiron desktop 530 tower and not 530 slim tower. Your computer has got a 16X PCI-E Video card slot available and you can install the card into that slot. Do you have a price range set in your mind for the Video card?
Thanks
Singh
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January 9th, 2010 15:00
If you have a standard height case, I'd recommend something based on the ATI 4650 or 4670.
Xanxus007
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January 9th, 2010 15:00
Thanks for the quick reply.
I believe its Dell Inspiron 530, not 530s. So not a slim tower. Well thanks for the fact check, I was wondering if it has a 16x PCI-E or PCI slot.
I'm looking for a card around $50, depending on if I have to change my PSU or not.
I'm hoping to leave my PSU untouched, so a video card that works with it would be a good start. (at this point anything is better then the integrated video card)
hockeyboysinghi
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January 9th, 2010 15:00
The best Card is can think of for your computer is available at this link. Your computer has for the 16 X PCI-E slot available. This card has got 5 out of 5 ratings available.
Thanks,
Singh