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Summerman

Summerman

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I was just wondering how i caqn know if a grafics card will work for my pc..
Im not a computer wiz i just want one good enough to play Dungeons and Dragons Online well.
Im getting a new computer but it doesnt have a grafics card in it. Im buying this computer because money is short.

Dell Inspiron 530s

and this card:

EVGA 01G-P3-N945-LR GeForce 9400 GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card


will they work together. If not then can you tell me anything else cheap that could possible play that well.I have around 300 to 450 dollars.

Required:


Operating System: Windows® XP, DirectX® 9
Processor: P4 1.6 GHz or AMD equivalent with SSE
RAM: 512MB RAM
Video Card: GeForce 2 or equivalent graphics card with 64MB of memory
CD-ROM: DVD DRIVE REQUIRED
Hard Drive: 3GB, 5GB for high resolution
Processor: 56.6 K modem


Recommended:


Processor: P4 3 GHz or AMD equivalent with SSE
RAM: 1GB or more
Video Card: GeForce FX or ATI Radeon 9800 or better with 128MB of memory
Processor: „X Network connection: Cable modem or DSL connection


Any help would be Greatly appreciated.
 
wait, what is your budget? maybe you want to consider BUILDING a computer. It is not hard. If you want, Ill get you a link so you canl earn how to build a computer, and depending on your budgt, I may have already written an article for picking parts for your budget range.
 
Please if u can get me that link i would be interested in building one if i can afford it and also do it.
Never built one before, the most i have done is add a graphics card to my computer i already have. This computer sucks which is why i want a new one.
 
Summerman said:
also daisy i dont understand... Does that acer need those parts in it? or is it all good already?
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That Acer give good value. However, it only have onboard graphic card. I don't know how it performs with your game. So I suggest a upgrade of graphic card yourself. 3870/ 4670/ 9600GT would be a good choice for $70.
It may be best for you to get that PC first and try if it can run your game before doing upgrade.

And the PSU from acer is only 300W, which probably not juicy enough to power up an additional graphic card. And thus, I suggest a cheap upgrade for PSU.

Althernatively, you could build PC yourself.
Have a read for Anandtech System Buyers Guide: PCs for Under $1000.
AMD /Intel Entry PC. Just deduct the monitor/ speaker/ keyboard & Mouse and adding a video card. I would come out roughly same price with that roughly $500.
 
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Will that Graphics card work in this computer. Also how can i know if any graphics card will work in a computer
 
Also the Computer you recommended from newegg.com the:

Acer Aspire AM3201-EF8450A Phenom X3 8450(2.1GHz) 3GB DDR2 320GB ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (English / French)

That has 3Gigs of RAM on Newegg but on acers website it has 4 gigs... I don't understand maybe you can help.
 
Summerman said:
Also the Computer you recommended from newegg.com the:

Acer Aspire AM3201-EF8450A Phenom X3 8450(2.1GHz) 3GB DDR2 320GB ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (English / French)

That has 3Gigs of RAM on Newegg but on acers website it has 4 gigs... I don't understand maybe you can help.
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Video Card - any card with PCI-E slot could fit your motherboard. It would depends on your budget.

RAM - I have no idea why acer website said that. That motherboard support up to 8GB RAM. And the one in newegg have 3GB installed
 
After performing a search on the motherboard for your system, Dell does not give out much info. What it does state is a "PCI-E x16" specification not a PCI-E 2.0.
 
Even if you have a PCIe x 16 2.0 card, it works with just the PCIe x 16 slot. Trust me, Im doing it right now!

Heres the links. One of the guides is for $350-500, the other is 350 and below. Soon i will be releasing 500-700. Also, I posted a guide to building a computer (written by someon else though)

350 and below

350-500

How to put a computer together
 
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