need help picking a card

[jd10013]

dell XPS 8300. don't know what the MB model is.

 

[wolfeking]

it should be 2.0.

 

[jd10013]

the weird thing is, it just doesn't say. it lists it as PCI-express X16. doesn't say if it's 1.0, 2.0 or anything.

 

[wolfeking]

well here is what I found for that model. http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8300/pd. It says it is pretty modern, and from the processor spec, it is 100% PCIe 2.0.

 

[jd10013]

well here is what I found for that model. http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8300/pd. It says it is pretty modern, and from the processor spec, it is 100% PCIe 2.0.

I upgraded the processor about as much as I could. 3.4Ghz i7. and it's fairly new, bought it last November I think. it replaced the 9100 XPS.

 

[wolfeking]

Well, it is PCIe 2.0 either way. 2.0 was introduced with Core 2 duo units, 965 chipset I think, maybe its replacement. 1156 and 1155 are 2.0 period.

 

[Okedokey]

Download PC Wizard from my sig, install it and run it. Go to FILE, SAVE AS and click OK. Save the text file and copy its contents into here.

 

[jd10013]

<<< System Summary >>>

> Mainboard : Dell 0Y2MRG

> Chipset : Intel H67

> Processor : Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3400MHz

> Physical Memory : 8192MB (4 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM )

> Video Card : AMD Radeon HD 6600 Series

> Hard Disk : Seagate ST31000524AS (1000GB)

> DVD-Rom Drive : Toshiba-Samsung DVD+-RW TS-H653J

> Monitor Type : Dell Computer DELL IN2010N - 20 inches

> Network Card : Broadcom BCM4313 802.11b/g LP-PHY

> Network Card : Broadcom NetLink BCM57788 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe

> Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)

> DirectX : Version 11.00

> Windows Performance Index : 5.9 on 7.9

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***** End of report *****

 

[jd10013]

one last post for this thread, and I just want to thank those that offered help. everything is in and working properly. wasn't all that bad. I did have a little trouble with the 4 pin connector to the MB. I couldn't find it because there were actually two of them clipped together and I thought it was an 8 pin connector, Doh! but I'll know next time. the hardest part was probably finding somewhere to put all those cables.

anyhow, thanks again everyone. I think this just put me one step closer to building my own next time I'm looking for a new PC.