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October 6th, 2010 14:00

Dell Dimension 4600(uk)

Hi there

I have a Dell Dimension 4600, Windows XP home edition, pentium 4 2.26GHZ. I have 1.5GB of RAM, used to 512MB.

The graphics card I have is a Geforce 4 MX 420. It's from 2002 according to my search.

This PC is now just gone seven years old.

What graphics card could work easily from the years 2004, 2005, or 2006 without a problem?

I have done a search on these forums, I'm uncertain as to what is the right way to go?

A lot of these cards from these years are under £50 now.

 

  • JMICHAEL

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    Posted October 6th, 2010 17:00

    I have an AGP Nvidia Geforce 6200 running just fine on the Dimension 4600.  As a matter of fact, the Geforce 4 MX 420 is the one I took out.  

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    Posted October 7th, 2010 05:00

    Oh right. I take it your're based in the UK?

     

    That's the one with an AGP slot? Or something like that.

     

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    Posted October 7th, 2010 06:00

    Would a 512MB work?

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    Posted October 7th, 2010 11:00

    The 4600 has an AGP slot for video cards so this is the type of interface you want.  It should be the upper colored slot that is offset to the right from the other white PCI slots with a release lever on it.  My 6200 is a 256mb card, but a 512mb should work fine.  

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    Posted October 7th, 2010 12:00

    Hi there

     

    Righty, so there should be a problem with the power supply or the usage of electricity. I have read some cards can take up a bit of power...

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    Posted October 7th, 2010 16:00

    The 6200 does not use much power.  It runs fine on the 250 watt power supply.  

  • richard4600

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    Posted October 8th, 2010 04:00

    Alright then, sounds fine then. You have one, so it should work. :emotion-1:

  • speedstep

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    Posted October 8th, 2010 07:00

    You can get Radeon 4650 AGP cards now.

    Depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

    Maintaining Compatability all the way to Windows 7 would require a Radeon HD 2400 series or better.

    Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO AGP 256MB DDR2 TV/DVI Out, Retail ...

    Asus ATI Radeon 3450 HD 600Mhz 512MB AGP 8x DVI Low Profile ...

    a much better card would be

    Gigabyte ATI Radeon 4650 HD 600Mhz 1GB AGP DVI (GV-R465D2-1GI ...

    Compatible with Windows 7
    "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products
    have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.


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    Posted October 11th, 2010 07:00

    Thank you for the links.

     

    I believe the 6200 should be fine. The card is primarily for some old games released years back that couldn't work with the 64mb one.

     

    If I wanted to buy a new windows, probably better off with a new pc.:emotion-8:

     

     

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    Posted October 11th, 2010 20:00

    The 6200 is DX9- and Windows 7-compatible.

    I installed Windows 7 on a 2350, a lesser machine than yours.