This post is more than 5 years old
6 Posts
0
92816
Inspiron 580 Graphics card upgrade
I have a a Inspiron™ 580 currently using the built in graphics, after recently adding dual monitors im noticing some lag playing certain games. And in general im looking to try something better. I have been looking at the Palit GeForce GT 630 2GB PCI-Express does anyone know if its a good upgrade for my Dell. I have added a 500w PSU already.
Or if anyone else recommends something better. I have a budget of £50 tbh on a reasonable card.
Also to add how can i find out if my machine has 1066mhz or 1333mhz Ram chips.
My Computer Spec
MOD,PRC,I3-550,3.2,4,CKD,580/S
MEMORY : 4096MB (4X1024) DDR3 DUAL CHANN
Video Built in Intel GMA HD
DELL-Sundeep B
874 Posts
0
April 18th, 2013 03:00
Hi KRIS537,
Inspiron 580 desktop has been tested to work with nVidia geforce GT310 and GT220 video cards. GT630 is a PCI Express video card and Inspiron 580 has a PCI Express x16 2.0 slot ; it should work well with your system. Good move to upgrade the power supply to 500W which meets the minimum power requirements of the video card.
Cost of video cards may vary from region to region. You may want to explore online/local stores to find if a better card is available within your budget.
While researching I came across an interesting article that talks about 'Graphics card hierarchy' withing different budgets (You may find it useful) Here
For installing video card, You may refer to the Service Manual Here
You may check the memory speed in system BIOS by following the steps below :
Hope this helps. Please reply if you have any further questions.
KRIS537
6 Posts
0
April 18th, 2013 06:00
hi thanks for the reply did you mean GT210 not GT310?
best price i found for the GT630 is £39 quid
Kelbear1
1.5K Posts
0
April 18th, 2013 08:00
You would probably be better off with an HD 6670 for any type of gaming versus the GT 630 given both have GDDR3 memory. You can find one HERE to meet your budget. I don't care for the low profile Palit card since the cooling won't be as good with its small fan. Full size cards are better in the Mini Tower cases if you can fit one in. Gaming can really heat things up.
hema balan
1 Message
1
July 25th, 2015 22:00
can u help me with my inspiron 580s . i need to add 2gb or 1gb graphics card to my pc .which graphics card supports my system?
should i change my power supply unit.?