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October 17th, 2019 10:00
I bought an old dell optiplex 780 and need help
I wan't to add a graphics card, but I'm not sure what I wan't to buy. I think There is only pci slots. I'm not sure, and of course I'm on a budget. Could someone help me to find weather or not I should buy a pcie or pci card. Could someone help me out?
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JOcean
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October 17th, 2019 10:00
To answer that which form factor of 780 do you have (SFF, USFF, MT, DT)?
speedstep
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October 17th, 2019 15:00
Low Profile GT1030 works in all models EXCEPT USFF which does not have slots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHTMZHcFaJE
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/msi-gt-1030-2g-lp-oc-graphic-card-2-gb-gddr5-pcie-30-x16-low-profile-hdmi-displayport/apd/aa362018/graphic-video-cards
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/pny-geforce-gt-1030-graphics-card-2-gb-gddr5-low-profile/apd/a9763687/graphic-video-cards
donm4599x
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October 17th, 2019 16:00
Does GT1030 have to be PNY or MSI brand names?
Thanks.
speedstep
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October 18th, 2019 09:00
Does not have to be PNY or MSI
HOWEVER there are a lot of fake cards out there.
MUST BE LOW PROFILE Single Slot card however.
The actual Dell Model is 8CCF1 Nvidia GeForce GT 1030
The recommended models have both short and tall brackets so they fit in all dell models EXCEPT USFF which has no slots.
Gigabyte also makes a low profile version
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1030D5-2GL
https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GV-N1030D5-2GL-Computer-Graphics/dp/B071DY2VJR/
Jon tolbert
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October 18th, 2019 17:00
Buy a 1650 with a right angle riser. Or a 1050ti lowprofile. I have personally tested both and work. I have a 780 sff