Author Topic: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop  (Read 868 times)

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So I'm rocking a Dell XPS 210 from 2007 or something with an onboard Intel G965 video card.  It can play starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 but it's ass.  I upgraded today from 1GB of RAM to 3 GB and that helped a lot.  Well now I'm looking for a new graphics card.  Something to hold me over until I can buy a new gaming PC later this year.  I believe I have a PCI Express X16 slot.  I don't think it's 2.0 but I honestly have no idea because I've been out of computer upgrades for quite a while.  Here's a pic...
http://i.imgur.com/WRKns.jpg

And again, it must be a low profile because of this tiny ass case. 

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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2012, 10:46:52 PM »
You might want to check this card out:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130656

Not exactly a powerhouse, but it might be enough to tide you over until you get your new computer.
« Last Edit: May 16, 2012, 10:51:45 PM by Great Rumbler »
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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2012, 10:59:55 PM »
Doesn't seem to be low profile from what I can tell and I think that's a PCI express x16 2.0. Will that work on mine??

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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 11:10:08 PM »
threat title depresses me too much to post properly
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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2012, 11:24:07 PM »
I'll give you a hug, cormac.

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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 12:24:35 AM »
Doesn't seem to be low profile from what I can tell and I think that's a PCI express x16 2.0. Will that work on mine??

I don't know, man. Looking at that computer on the Dell site, it's REALLY narrow. I'm not sure what you could fit in there.
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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 09:55:03 AM »
yeah i know.  I might just rip off the goddamn cover and run that bitch with an open case! maybe something can fit then

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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 02:45:42 PM »
yeah i know.  I might just rip off the goddamn cover and run that bitch with an open case! maybe something can fit then

THat's what I would do. get some tin snips and cut out a spot on the case so it can mount properly.
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Re: Help me choose a low profile video card for my POS Desktop
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2012, 03:04:20 PM »
I think that's the plan.  I'll end up buying a card from Fry's so if it doesn't work I can take it back no hassle lolz