i need a graphics card & i think dell are telling lies!!

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lee_s_smyth@hotm

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hello everybody,
i got a dell dimension 3100c as a christmas pressie and got a few war strategy games to play. i was told by pc world and a few independent pc shops that my computer was not compatable with any graphics card. after numerous and very long phone calls to dell they assured me they had a card and it would cost £135 exc vat. are dell telling the truth or is there even a cheaper option i could go for as i cant really afford that sort if cash for a graphics card. many thanks folks, lee.
 
there are graphics cards with prices all over the board. you can choose from $35-$1000+ cards. just one thing you absolutely have to make sure. if the computer is new, it probably has a PCIexpress slot, so get a card for that. if your machine is a little older, it likely has an AGP slot, but the best way is to take off a case panel and look at it. brown should be AGP, white is PCI, and PCIe is black on mine (but i've seen purple and yellow too).

decent card for a decent price: 7600GT - $130 (USD) = ~65pounds
that cheap enough for you?

www.newegg.com
www.tigerdirect.com

either of those would be the best.
 
what video card was it? I mean the one that the Dell Support told you.

@Impluse - knowing that he listed the price in pound, i think newegg.com would be out of the question.
 
thanks for the replies. i cant remember the exact type of card because his english was sh*te!!! all i could understand was nvidia low profile graphics card.
 
is this a seperate one you are ordering? That sounds like integrated to me and not something to order. What is your service tag we can see what board you have from that and see what you can run on your machine.
 
i already have integrated graphics but any games i have on disc keep saying after i install them "the program requires t&l and stencil support (thus 32bpp desktop)". wat the hell does that mean? my service tag is 4HXRK2J. thanks.
 
thanks for the link. they dont deliver to the northern ireland unfortunately but i no wat im looking for over here. thanks for the help, appreciate it.
 
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