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April 21st, 2015 09:00
Good graphics card for Dell Optiplex 960?
Hello! I recently acquired a Dell Optiplex 960(the largest one) and it comes with integrated graphics, so I was wondering what graphics card can I put in it?
Picture I provided is the size of the machine.
Specifications, in case they are important:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 at 3.33GHz
4GB RAM
250GB HDD
Intel Q45/Q43 Express Chipset/Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
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April 22nd, 2015 10:00
I used an OptiPlex 960 SFF (Q9650 CPU and 8gb RAM) as a development machine. I installed a Sapphire 6570 video card, and had absolutely no issues; the 6570 will be a huge leap in performance and functionality over the integrated graphics.
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April 22nd, 2015 07:00
The limiting factor is the 305w power supply. If you were to upgrade the power supply, you could use any of the mid grade PCIe x16 video cards. I do not have any customer data on what video cards they chose.
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April 22nd, 2015 14:00
rdunnill,
Standard sized video card or Low Profile?
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April 22nd, 2015 17:00
It was low profile ready, and had brackets for both low and standard profile.