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Optiplex 320 Video card upgrade advice
Hi,
I have a Dell Optiplex 320 desktop running winXP 32-bit.
I’m looking to upgrade my video card.
I need some help choosing the right card.
I was looking at an ATI Radeon X1300 before but found my Motherboard can't pump more then 25 watts into the PCI-e slot
The X1300 required 30 watts (I think)
(I have a 280 watt stock power supply unit)
Then I began looking in the low-power section of cards and found the Radeon HD 4350
First off, is this compatible with my system?
And do I need to upgrade my PSU(I know AMD's website said 300 watts Recommended)
Will 280 watts do the trick?
And, what is the best manufacturer? (Gigabyte, visionTec, XFX)
Also if the HD 4350 is not the best card for my system, what is?
I know I have only listed ATI cards (perhaps it’s because I have an ATI card in there now) is there a Nvidia card that would work better with my system?
I have also found the Radeon HD 2400 XT, Which Dell says is compatible with my system. Should I get this instead?
Here are my specs (and what I am limited by)
SYSTEM: Dell Optiplex 320 Desktop
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 4400 @2.0 GHz
RAM: 2GB (1GB x2) PC2-5300 non-ECC x8
PSU: 280 watts
Chipset (and current video card) ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 128 Mb VRAM
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit
Card must be:
PCI-e x16 (or compatible with this type of slot)
Low profile (an absolute must)
Use less then 25 watts max
Have more then 128 MB VRAM (preferably 256 or 512 MB
speedstep
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January 12th, 2012 07:00
Some of the Cards have a VERY VERY Narrow slot for the video.
That means the best is probably a Radeon 5450 low profile card.
Jonny_one_shot
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January 12th, 2012 08:00
I look up the 5450 on AMD's website and they said:
"400 watt or greater power supply reccomended"
I only have a 280 watt PSU
Jonny_one_shot
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January 13th, 2012 08:00
one more thing, I think the 2400 XT is the better option because it meets my requirements and is Dell verified to work with my system.
proof:
en.community.dell.com/.../19839736.aspx
I have a weee bit of a problem though
how do I hook one of these to my moniter?
my Moniter is a HP L1940T 17-inch moniter with VGA and DVI-D dual-link ports on the back
just to clarify, I have TWO different ports on the back, not some odd DVI-VGA combo port
Does someone out there know what kind of port is on the back of the 2400XT so I know what kind of adapter to buy?
Does it vary?
and even though dell verifies it, will it meet my tight power requirements?
Jonny_one_shot
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January 28th, 2012 05:00
Just thought I'd update as my situation has changed.....
I purchased a Radeon 2400 Pro (another card dell verified) off of Ebay
The card arrived yesterday, and installation was plug-and-play
way easier then I thought it would be
the results were fantastic, all my games (battlefield 2, Silent hunter III, IL-2 sturmovik) can run at Max settings with no lag whatsoever!
I can also now run medal of honor: airborne (I could not previously) and that runs pretty well
I think i'll try call of duty 2 next.....
rdunnill
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January 28th, 2012 14:00
I have one of those ... its processing power is so limited it won't decode Blu-ray video, which the 4350, 5450 and 6450 will all do without breaking a sweat.
tothtm69
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December 6th, 2012 15:00
I bought a HD5450 and installed it. My issue is that the PC looks like it gets to the end of POST and then reboots repeatedly. I reset the BIOS to factory default but still no go. Any ideas?
speedstep
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December 6th, 2012 19:00
You didnt say what Model Dell. Nor what os. If you take the card out and it stops rebooting perhaps the card is bad.
5450's use 19 watts and generally dont have issues. But I'm talking about the VERY LOW power versions like the SILENT ones from ASUS that have no fan.
rdunnill
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December 7th, 2012 01:00
I never did like the 5450 ... some of the boards I used it with had issues.
The 6450 is a better design, compatibility-wise.
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December 7th, 2012 13:00
that's weird as the 6450 is the same chipset as the 5450 ... difference must be in the new firmware in the card.
speedstep
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December 7th, 2012 13:00
No the 6450 is 2X faster than the 5450.
Radeon HD 5450 19 Watts
Radeon HD 6450 31 Watts
Radeon HD 6450 28800 MB/sec 160 Stream Processors
Radeon HD 5450 12800 MB/sec 080 Stream Processors
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December 8th, 2012 19:00
This Card
www.microcenter.com/.../SILENT-DI-1GD3LP_AMD_Radeon_HD_6450_1024MB_DDR3_PCIe_21_x16_Video_Card
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May 13th, 2013 23:00
Did you use 2gb x 2 memory stick, with that video graphic card ?