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Upgrading my graphics card in my Inspiron 530s
I was wondering what the best graphics card I could install in my system was or even what my options are. I have the Inspiron 530s E4500 model with 4 GBs of ram in it. My watts are 250w. My current graphics card is the ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro PCI-E Low Profile 256 MB, so I'm thinking anything would be an upgrade to that.
Kelbear1
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July 6th, 2014 21:00
A low profile R7 240 would be a good choice.
Passmark Industry standard benchmark for overall graphics card performance
Nate2008
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July 17th, 2014 02:00
And this is guaranteed to fit and work in my system? I just don't want to buy something and have to return it.
Nate2008
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July 17th, 2014 02:00
And if so, is this the one you're talking about?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FRHIIPK?cache=d42abbf3e288f4482e59f3b6a3ab0298&pi=SX200_QL40&qid=1405586415&sr=8-3#ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_3
eternalozzie
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July 17th, 2014 23:00
Nate2008
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July 18th, 2014 12:00
Alright well I'm gonna try buying this one then and see if it works in my computer.
speedstep
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July 18th, 2014 13:00
You cant use such a THICK card. This is why Dell cards are fanless.
EAH5450 FITS because it has no fan.
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/EAH5450_SILENTDI512MD2LP/
http://www.ski-epic.com/2011_low_profile_gaming_graphics_card/index.html
Nate2008
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July 18th, 2014 22:00
Well surprise, surprise. I get home with the ASUS Radeon R7 240 and find out it should have minimum 400w when my system wattage is 250w.
eternalozzie
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July 18th, 2014 23:00
Nate2008
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July 19th, 2014 05:00
So even though the box SAYS 400w minimum required and my system is only 250w, I can safely install it then?
Kelbear1
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July 19th, 2014 06:00
Yes you can. As mentioned, the R7 240 only uses around 30 watts. I run the HD 6570 which uses 50 watts on a Dell 660s with just a 220 watt power supply and have no problems at all. Make sure you have the most recent system bios update before installing the card.
Nate2008
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July 19th, 2014 09:00
How would I do that on windows 7? Is updating bios specific to the windows operating system or to my type of computer, which is Dell inspiron 530s?
Kelbear1
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July 19th, 2014 16:00
It's specific to your Dell Inspiron 530s not the operating system.
speedstep
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July 19th, 2014 20:00
Compatibility
Nate2008
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July 19th, 2014 23:00
Although I did notice it came with two other smaller brackets or whatever they're called that looks like it could be switched out but I have no clue on how to change it out.
Nate2008
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July 19th, 2014 23:00
Well I bought the Radeon R7 240 and guess what? It doesn't fit! It has a DVI and HDMI slot which causes it to be too big and not fit where the latch won't close.