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Vostro 400 video card
My internal stock video card failed several months ago. I used the motherboard connection instead but running into problems supporting some graphics. I threw out the card and now looking at replacing it (hanging on to the old XP box in spite of progress)
There are cheap Nvidia 8300 GS cards available, but would these work. Saw a reference that the stock card is a Nvidia 8300 GT but don't know if I can trust this.
Many thanks.
John
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May 30th, 2017 08:00
John CK,
You computers bus specifications as well as power specifications are listed below. When considering the video card purchase you will need to get one that meets one of these specs. You will need to open the computer to see which ones are available.
Expansion Bus
Bus type PCI 2.3
PCI Express® 1.0A
SATA 1.0 and 2.0
USB 2.0
Bus speed PCI
133 MB/s
PCI Express
x1 slot bidirectional speed – 500 MB/s
x16 slot bidirectional speed – 8 GB/s
SATA
1.5 Gbps
3.0 Gbps
USB
480 Mbps high speed
12 Mbps full speed
1.2 Mbps low speed
PCI
Connectors Two
Connector size 124 pins
Connector data width (maximum) 32 bits
Bus speed 33 MHz
PCI Express x1
Connector One x1
Connector size 36 pins
Connector data width (maximum) One PCI Express lane
PCI Express x16
Connector One x16
Connector size 164 pins
Connector data width (maximum) 16 PCI Express lanes
DC power supply
Wattage 350 W
162 W
188 W (for computers with Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor
Below are the video cards that were an option for this computer
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 GTS
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8300 GS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
ATI™ Radeon® X1300 Pro
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May 30th, 2017 09:00
Jesse,
Thank you for your time and very thorough answer. This gives me the information I need to get the unit running properly again.
John