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May 2nd, 2017 13:00

Optiplex 745 MT vs Graphic Cards - GT 710

Hi, I would like to ask for some advice for find the correct graphic card to upgrade my Optiplex 745.

I’ve read a lot of nice advices from SpeedStep, but I could not found a solution yet.

I still using my old dell 745 MT.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Mhz, Q 965 – Bios 2.6.4 (not updated), W7 Ultimate Ed. X64, 2 seagate HD 2TB each.

I’ve already upgraded a power supply to 500w and a memory to 4 x  2GB DDR2 667 (8GB total)

I purchased a Intel E7500 but a friend told me that it is not compatible. (never tried to install)

745MT works very well, exception for a Radeon x1300/1550 card

Basically I use my Desktop to work with Adobe’s programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesing, etc)  and to watch a lot of movies :)

I’ve read about 745 PCi-E’s  limitations (version 1.0, 25W power socket, etc)

As I need it to work and to watch movies,  I prefer a fanless video card.

My doubt is about compatibility and space. There are 2 big capacitors in the MB next PCI’s space

My selections are

1 – Zotac GT 710 DDR3 2GB Passive ( Looks like it fits)

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-PCI-E2-0-Graphics-ZT-71302-20L/dp/B01AZ7W88O

2 – EVGA GT 710 DDR3 2GB Passive 

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GT-710-2GB/dp/B01B6ISK38/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493752881&sr=1-3&keywords=evga+gt+710

3 – XFX HD 6450 2GB DDR3 2GB 

https://www.amazon.com/XFX-TECHNOLOGIES-HD645XCLH2-HD-645X-C-Profile/dp/B016YK2SGI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493753061&sr=1-2&keywords=hd+6450+xfx

4 – EVGA GT 210 DDR3 1GB Passive (smaller)

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Passive-Graphics-01G-P3-1313-KR/dp/B004KABG1I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493753426&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+gt+210

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

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