Graphics Card Upgrade.

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Hi Guys, Almost three years ago i got my Dell 8200, with the best spec i could, P4 2.2ghZ processor,512mb ram, xp pro, office xp pro etc..., the Graphics card had just been released, the nVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4600( now using the latest forceware driver 7.1.89). However, i am now looking to upgrade my system. I have ordered another 512mb of rdram,( which will be with me soon ) I also want to upgrade the graphics card to a 256mb card, and also if possible a faster processor. So here are a few questions for all of you boffins!! 1, Can i upgrade the graphics to 256mb, and which card do you suggest if any? 2, What is the difference between agp x 4 and agp x 8? 3, Will the additional 512mb of ram make a difference? 4, Which speed of processor can i upgrade to? 5, Can i install a 'Radeon' graphics card instead of a nVIDIA one?   Cheers!! dez16v Message Edited by dez16v on 05-09-2005 09:06 AM

B4runo · Answer

dez16v:

Sounds like you are embarking on a similar upgrade project for your D8200 as I have been in the process of doing for the past six months on my D4400. A great D8200 upgrade site is: http://www.spongebobsupgradesite.com . There have been all number of postings on this Video forum and the Upgrade Hardware forum, http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=dim_upghw&page=1 on various D8200 upgrades. I would suggest that you do a review of prior forum postings using the search function, located at the bottom of the forum page, to access this voluminous amount of great information.

Good luck,:smileyhappy:

B4runo

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Iomega 80GB USB 2.0 External HDD
Pioneer DVR-109BK, Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616R
XFX GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB DDR 8X AGP w/ TV & DVI
17”, 1702FP Digital Flat Panel Display
PCP&C Turbo-Cool 425 Deluxe Dell PSU
SIIG US2275 USB 2.0 / 1394a / NIC PCI card

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herb366 · Answer

1. Yes, you can upgrade to a 256mb graphics card but don't be misled into thinking that a 256mb card is automatically better than a 128mb one. Without thinking about a power supply upgrade you can go has high as the GeForce 6800 on the Nvidia side and probably the Radeon X800XL, a better performer than the 6800, on the ATI side.

2. AGP 8x is a faster bus speed than the 4x. Almost all of the latest cards are backwards compatible so you needn't worry about this.

3. The extra 512mb of ram will make a difference.

4. You can upgrade to the 3.06Ghz cpu if you have the 533MHz fsb - and if you can find it all at a reasonable price.

5. You can install either make. See 1. above.

Do check out spongebob's site. www.spongebobsupgradesite.com

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Dimension 8200 (July 2002)
3.06Ghz P4 w/HT 533fsb---------------------------------------Dell 250W PSU
768mb pc800 rdram---------------------------------------------P992 19" Flat Screen Monitor
128mb BFG GeForce 6800oc (16 pipes enabled)---------Logitech 5300E 5.1 THX
56K PCI Data Fax Modem--------------------------------------80GB Ultra ATA HD
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz DSP sound card-----------------40X CD-RW
Intel 10/100M PCI Network Card-------------------------------USB Keyboard & Mouse

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