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June 23rd, 2011 11:00
Dimension E310 Video Card
I just bought a 23" Dell widescreen monitor. After doing a search on this forum, it looks like I'm going to have to buy a new video card for my Dimension E310 to be able to enjoy the resolution. IIRC, it has an integrated video card. I thought that meant I could NOT upgrade? Wondering if I can actually upgrade the video, and just looking for a cheap video card that will work. Any and all help is appreciated!
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rdunnill
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June 25th, 2011 11:00
I'd suggest an 8400GS-, 4350-, or 5450-based offering. All are low-power; the 8400GS is about half the price, but at the expense of much lower performance. The 5450-based cards are more powerful and feature onboard high-definition audio, so if your new monitor has built-in speakers you won't need a separate audio connection.
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June 24th, 2011 09:00
The Dimension E310/3100 has a 230w power supply and the motherboard only has PCI (NOT PCIx) slots. Go to this link to see the PCI video cards.
zed2283
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June 25th, 2011 13:00
I decided to go with a Sparkle GeForce 8400GS 512MB that was suggested in another thread. I guess we'll see how it goes.
I'm also going to upgrade from 1MB to 2MB RAM.
Thanks for the replies!