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GRAPHICS CARD QUESTION
im have a inspiron 530 core 2 duo 2.66 ghz/4gb ram/320 hard drive/vista premium 64-bit.Im thinking of putting a graphics card in and i found one but its min. power supply is 300watts and thats what my computer has.Would it be safe to buy the card now or wait till i have enough money for the corsair 550 watt?
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dalton22
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February 16th, 2009 13:00
I FIGUIRED IT OUT. im going to get the ati 4670 [sapphire] one you suggested. it seems awesome can it play pretty good
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February 15th, 2009 08:00
Hi dalton22, You can get the 9500GT or an card from the ATI 4600 series ie 4670 into that system. HERE is the 9500GT.
dalton22
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February 15th, 2009 08:00
no i cant i dont have 350 watt
RobinBredin
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
Hi dalton22, You dont need an 350w PSU to run the 9500GT. Manufactors do overstate the power for their cards, and dell do understate the power for their PSU's.
dalton22
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
what games can it play
dalton22
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
the ati says 400watts needed
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
would that ati work with pci-e x16
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
The Radeon HD4670 with DDR3 works fine with the stock psu. I use these on my newer Dells as well as older ones like the GX280.
Diamond Multimedia Radeon HD 4670 1024MB GDDR3 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Card
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0298791
Product Specifications
320 Stream Processors
dalton22
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
which one is better ati or nvidia?
dalton22
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February 15th, 2009 09:00
what is ur power supply .and r u sure i can put in the ati without it messing up my computer
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February 15th, 2009 10:00
Hi dalton22, As I said in my previous post, you will not have any problems running the ATI 4670.
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February 15th, 2009 10:00
The HD 4670 is PCIe X16 and a good card that should do well with most any games. This card only draws around 70 watts under load and your entire system draw would be less than 200 watts. This is why it will easily work with your 300 watt power supply. This card is much better than the 9500GT and almost equal the the Nividia 9600GT. Whether you choose ATI or Nvidia is up to you. I usually just compare performance with cost and make a decision that way. For me, I have always used Nvidia but I would not hesitate to use ATI if the cost/performance was right at the time I was ready to buy.
HERE is one at a much better price as the performance difference between a 1GB and 512MB is not worth the extra cost.
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February 15th, 2009 10:00
My 530 has a stock Dell 305 watt power supply and it works just fine with the Diamond Radeon HD 4670 DDR3 card.
My GX280 has a stock Dell 305 watt power supply and it works just fine with the Diamond Radeon HD 4670 DDR3 card.
This is not something I think works. I know it works.
You cannot use the card in a 530S SLIM Tower with 250Watt power supply.
Diamonds part number is
DIAMOND ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 GDDR3 1GB 2 Dual Link DVI I S Video, HDTV
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February 15th, 2009 11:00
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!I think I'll go with the 4670 . How much do you think th 4670 would be.could i play call of duty 4?
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February 15th, 2009 11:00
could i still buy the corsair 550w power supply when i have enough money?{i mean would it fit}