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GX520 Video upgrade
I want to put a video card in my daughter's Dell Optiplex GX520 SFF. At present it uses the onboard Intel GPU and suffices for most needs. However, I am finding an increasing number of games will not run without a proper video card. Her machine has a 3ghz P4 and 512mb ram and runs Windows XP Professional SP2 with all updates.
I would like either a Nvidea or ATI card (I believe that the slot is PCI Express) and being a SFF will need a half hight card presumeably. I don't need blistering dual card SLI performance, just something where she can run the same games as her brother can with his 2.4ghz 512mb Nvidea Ti4600 agp setup!
Any reccomendations and best place to purchase?
Shaun
I would like either a Nvidea or ATI card (I believe that the slot is PCI Express) and being a SFF will need a half hight card presumeably. I don't need blistering dual card SLI performance, just something where she can run the same games as her brother can with his 2.4ghz 512mb Nvidea Ti4600 agp setup!
Any reccomendations and best place to purchase?
Shaun
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January 7th, 2007 17:00
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=304712&view=detailed
I see that the card has a fan. Does the motherboard support this?
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January 8th, 2007 12:00
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=308167&cks=&assoc=EEF98FFE-12FB-4E3E-8186-E74B722C1CF3
Shaun
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January 8th, 2007 19:00
This is the description of the Interfaces:
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x TV-out
Compatible Slots 1 x PCI
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I used Dell PCI riser card, Part number X8474, to allow me to use a full height video card. This riser card has a PCI slot and PCI express slot but only the PCI slot will work. It is designed to plug into two slots but since the GX520 does not have a PIC express slot, it will only plug into the PCI slot. The other connector just hangs in space where the PCI express connector should be. I’m using an ATI VisionTek 9250 video card to run two monitors. A Dell LCD screen and a 17” regular monitor just fine.
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August 14th, 2014 05:00
Hi
For this Optiplex GX520 is it possible to install a low profile ATI 5450? I think it' s PCI but I have to confirm that...
Thanks