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October 9th, 2011 21:00
Optiplex GX260 Upgrades
I order some ram to go into this old desktop of mine, and I now want to upgrade the graphics card, I looked all over but im not really sure what I can work with and I was hoping someone could help me out on which graphic cards i can fit/use in this motherboard.
My Specs Are:
Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name HOME-F510126FD3
User Name Trapani
Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1800 MHz (18 x 100)
Motherboard Name Dell OptiPlex GX260
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845G
System Memory 256 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (05/10/02)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
Display
Video Adapter 32MB ATI Rage 128 Ultra (32 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Rage128 Pro AGP 4x
Monitor Dell E551a [15" CRT] (95WUP27281S8)
Multimedia
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]
Storage
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive MAXTOR 6L020J1 (20 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive Generic Flash Disk USB Device (15 GB, USB)
Optical Drive _NEC NR-7900A (24x/10x/40x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions
C: (NTFS) 19587 MB (11353 MB free)
Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Network
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection (192.168.2.4)
Modem SoftV90 Data Fax Modem
Peripherals
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [A-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-1]
USB Device Live! Cam Vista IM #2
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
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Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1800 MHz (18 x 100)
CPU Alias P68, Willamette, A80528
CPU Stepping D0
Instruction Set x86, MMX, SSE, SSE2
Original Clock 1800 MHz
Engineering Sample No
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions
L1 Data Cache 8 KB
L2 Cache 256 KB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)
CPU Physical Info
Package Type 478 Pin uPGA
Package Size 3.50 cm x 3.50 cm
Transistors 42 million
Process Technology 6M, 0.18 um, CMOS
Die Size 217 mm2
Core Voltage 1.75 V
I/O Voltage 1.75 V
Typical Power 55.3 - 75.3 W (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power 72 - 100 W (depending on clock speed)
CPU Manufacturer
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/browse/processor.htm
CPU Utilization
CPU #1 0 %
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Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID
Motherboard Name Dell OptiPlex GX260
Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
Bandwidth 3200 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2133 MB/s
Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s
Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Dell Computer Corporation
Product Information http://www.dell.com
BIOS Download http://support.dell.com
Field Value
Graphics Processor Properties
Video Adapter ATI Rage128 Pro AGP4X
GPU Code Name Rage128Pro
PCI Device 1002 / 5446
Bus Type AGP 4x @ 4x
Memory Size 32 MB
GPU Clock 133 MHz (original: 134 MHz)
Pixel Pipelines 2
TMU Per Pipeline 1
Vertex Shaders Not Supported
Pixel Shaders Not Supported
DirectX Hardware Support DirectX v6.0
Pixel Fillrate 266 MPixel/s
Texel Fillrate 266 MTexel/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type SDR
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (original: 134 MHz)
Effective Clock 133 MHz
Bandwidth 2128 MB/s
Graphics Processor Manufacturer
Company Name ATI Technologies Inc.
Product Information http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html
Driver Download http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
ATI GPU Registers
ati-00F8 02000000
ati-0140 C0004300
ati-0144 0000D55A
ati-0148 0003012C
ati-0154 10408408
ati-0158 00310031
ati-0178 02000000
ati-01C0 00000000
ati-4018 FFFFFFFF
ati-CLKIND-0A 0083831D
ati-CLKIND-0B 00008D00
ati-CLKIND-0C 000F000C
ati-CLKIND-0D 00000482
ati-CLKIND-0E 00008D00
ati-CLKIND-0F 00000002
ati-CLKIND-12 00000404
ati-MCIND-6C 00000000
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G-Dubber
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October 10th, 2011 08:00
I believe what you need is a AGP 4x low profile graphics card. What are you trying to do with this system. It was designed to be a business small form factor so that limits a lot of upgrades. How much are you willing to spend on the new graphics card? What do you ultimately want to do with it?
xTrapani
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October 10th, 2011 22:00
pretty much want to make it a gaming computer, but nothing too high graphics, basiclly something i can run acouple year old games with on low settings, I dont mind low graphics i really want something that will get me into minecraft, counterstrike etc etc at low-medium resolutions I dont mind spending anywhere from 50-100 for anything around a 256-512 mb dedicated graphics card
speedstep
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October 11th, 2011 06:00
The GX260 has proprietary Power Supply Mounting. You could Buy a new power supply and hack a hole in the Tower case and get a Geforce 5500/6200 card. However your money would be better spent upgrading to a PCI-E based dell like a GX280/Dimension 8400 or better. The PC2100 Ram in the GX260 is really slow compared to DDR2 or DDR3 of newer Dells. I have friends that want a Game Machine and they don't have a lot. I usually steer them to get an Optiplex 745 or better 755 tower which is off lease used and costs Less than $300. I then recommend good Low end cards like the 9800GTEE or Radeon HD6670 which does not need a new power supply and can be had in the $100 range.
These Older but good Dells can Run XP, Vista, or Windows 7 once upgraded with a modern Video card and are very reliable.
Micro Center - Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop Computer Refurbished ...
SKU: 507871
For the Skydive Tower Geforce AGP is still around its just harder to find.
SKU: 030817
SKU: 552398
SKU: 150813
SKU: 056390
xTrapani
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October 11th, 2011 22:00
arent graphic cards dedicated ram anyways ? hence the 256 or 514 mb or am i misleading that ?
speedstep
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October 12th, 2011 05:00
Intel Graphics Steals System Ram. Turbo Cache and Hypermemory steals System Ram. For AGP the ram is on the card.
lasers1
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October 21st, 2011 12:00
Will the cards you listed above (this post) work in the Gx260? I was confused with your reply because you mentioned getting a different model dell.
speedstep
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October 21st, 2011 13:00
The first card will not.
The AGP cards will work. They won't be speed demons.
In general a newer Dell With PCI-E card instead of AGP card will be MUCH FASTER.
For Most Modern Games any AGP will be TOO SLOW.
Core2 Duo and QuadCore systems will be more than 5 x faster and with a Radeon 6670 will run most modern games.
Those Items will not work on a GX260 but they will on an GX755.
Jan159
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July 29th, 2012 12:00
Hello,
I have Dell OptiPlex GX260SFF model C20. Can I put in procesor Intel PENTIUM 4 2.80 GHz SL6PF? And Can I put in 2gb ram memory with 400MHz or I must put in 266MHz memory?
Thank you for answers.
Jan
speedstep
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July 29th, 2012 15:00
PC3200 aka DDR 400 ram will work fine in the 260 IF it is LOW Density Non Buffered Non Registered Ram.
The ram does not have to be PC2100. PC2700 aka DDR 333 or PC3200 DDR 400 will work fine.
You cannot however usually mix any vendor you want with different speeds.
Try to find a matched set of ram that is "INTEL compatable" DDR
Jan159
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July 30th, 2012 03:00
Hello,
I found this memory "1GB PC3200 DESKTOP RAM PC memory 184p 400 mhz module NON-ECC LOW DENSITY". Will it fix on dell optiplex gx260sff model c20?
Thank for answers.
Jan
speedstep
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July 30th, 2012 06:00
If its low profile it should. If not it will fit but the cover will not close.