Dimension c521

Question

I purchased the dimension c521 and it came with vista basic which i didnt like so i downgraded back to xp home with sp2. can someone give me an idea as to whether or not vista home premium would run on this machine? I have a amd processor 1.8Ghz machine with about 960mb of ram. nVidia integrated video (DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3.0 Graphics Processing Unit) or PCI Express x16 graphics card. Should I purchase a new video card?

sparker781 · Answer

how much do you think? 960mb isnt enough? how much do you suggest?

ejn63 · Answer

You need more RAM, rather than another video card.

ejn63 · Answer

2G is a good starting point with Vista.

sparker781 · Answer

okay. im also thinking about grabbing Refurbished: 256 MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro Graphics Card as well

sparker781 · Answer

so that card wont work?

ejn63 · Answer

Without knowing whose card it is, it's not possible to say. The C-chassis won't take a full height video card of any type - you must use a low profile card with a low profile backplate.

ejn63 · Answer

Remember, it needs to be a low-profile PCI Express X16 card or it will not fit.

sparker781 · Answer

thats weird. the guy at dell tech support sent me the link to those cards. hmmm

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