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#1 ultragamer101
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i have a dell inspiron 530 and i want to upgrade to a better card because it came with a crappy intergrated card. can you guys tell me what graphics card i should buy and if i have PCI or PCIE

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#2 kodex1717
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What's your budget, where country do you live in, and what games do you want to play?
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#3 GasMaster4381
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have you tried opening the computer and finding the video card slot? Pci slots look kinda like this

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I'm not sure about the PCIE though, and the size of the example is probably not exacly right, but it should have a small and them a bigger gap for PCI slots

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#4 ultragamer101
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around 100-200 dollars, U.S. and wanna play games like css,the orange box, left for dead, and far cry all on maximum settings

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#6 kodex1717
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Download CPU-Z, run it, and tell us what processor and how much memory you have.
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#7 ultragamer101
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processor is intel core 2 duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz, memory 2048 mb i think
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#8 gp556by45
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133239 below $100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161235 best sub $200 card you can get

Sorry i cant link firefox is giving me a bad html error

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#9 ultragamer101
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can you guys also tell me if my computer has pci or pcie
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#10 kodex1717
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You have a PCI-e slot.

I would suggest getting the card STANAG Guy linked, but you'll need a new power supply.

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#11 spektor_21000
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get the HD 4850
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#12 Neme2010
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Hello there.

Try this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145151R $90 Geforce 9600GT

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#13 gp556by45
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You have a PCI-e slot.

I would suggest getting the card STANAG Guy linked, but you'll need a new power supply.

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lol wow someone actually can actually understand what my name means for once :P
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#14 ultragamer101
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well im thinking of buying this http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/nVidia-by-EVGA-e-GeForce-8600-GT-1GB-Graphics-Card-01G-P2-N795-TR/sem/rpsm/oid/218961/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do and for power supply this http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Antec-Basiq-500-Watt-Power-Supply/sem/rpsm/oid/171018/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do?cc_fm=Collaborative+Bundle+Mod
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#15 marcthpro
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not high end gaming 8600GT is like 3% better then 7600gT my video card switching to 4870x2 so get HD4850 or 8800gT at 120$ on newegg if ur american
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#16 ultragamer101
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which one is cheaper?

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#17 ultragamer101
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318 8800gt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371019 power supply of 500watt you think will be cabable of the 8800gt?
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#18 ultragamer101
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lol sorry for tripple and asking so many questions im kinda new to this pc stuff. does my pc have PCI Express x16?
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#19 ultragamer101
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hello?

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#20 marcthpro
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yes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Inspiron#Inspiron_530
all dual core as 16X pci-E as i know ;)
Inspiron 530

The Inspiron 530 uses a Foxconn built OEM motherboard based on the Intel G33/ICH9R chipset and can be equipped with the following options:

Processor:

  • Intel Celeron Processor 420 (1.6GHz, 800 FSB)
  • Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2140 (1.6GHz, 800MHz FSB)
  • Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2160 (1.8GHz, 800MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Duo E4300 (1.8GHz, 800MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Duo E4400 (2.0GHz, 800MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Duo E6320 (1.86GHz, 1066MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Duo E6420 (2.13GHz, 1066MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Duo E6550 (2.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB)
  • Intel CoreTM 2 Quad Q9300 (2.5GHz, 1333MHz FSB)

Operating Systems:

  • Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic
  • Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium
  • Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate
  • Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
  • Genuine Windows® XP Professional
  • Linux

Graphics:

  • Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel GMA 3100)
  • 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS
  • 256 MB NVIDIA 8600GT
  • 512 MB NVIDIA 8500GT
  • 128 MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
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#21 ultragamer101
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so out of all the graphics card wich one should i get?
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#22 marcthpro
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4850 if you want power. 8800GT if you want less power lol i know you don't got much money so . go for 8800GT Or 4850
4850 perform good tough
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#23 ultragamer101
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wait i thought you just said that the only ones that i could run on my computer was these
  • Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel GMA 3100)
  • 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS
  • 256 MB NVIDIA 8600GT
  • 512 MB NVIDIA 8500GT
  • 128 MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
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#24 marcthpro
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no it say waht happen in the build chose of the pc. on dell.crapware you have a dellcrapware inspir 530 pure crapware awsomeness. of crapware. iv mean when you bough inspiro 530 from dell.com it could have come with one of those selected card
don't mean it restrain to it haha. poor dude
now buy ur self a 8800GT OR 4850 ;)

and for crapware i mean it suck cause if you ad pre-build pc like on newegg it would being better for price =)
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#25 ultragamer101
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oh lol k thanks
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#26 ultragamer101
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okay finally made my choice http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/nVidia-by-EVGA-e-GeForce-8800-GT-512MB-DDR3-Superclocked-Edition-Video-Card-512-P3-N802DX/sem/rpsm/oid/201999/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do wit dis power supply http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&searchType=user&keyword=Antec+Basiq+500+Watt+Power+Supply&searchSection=All&go.x=12&go.y=6 that power supply can handle the 8800gt right? lol
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#27 marcthpro
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WTF BUY IT SOMEWHERE ELSE !

nVidia by EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 Superclocked
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27704&vpn=512-P3-N801-AR&manufacture=eVGA
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#28 ultragamer101
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yeah but the circuit city one is over clocked
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#29 marcthpro
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that don't matter.. for th eprice on newegg you get HD4850 for that price you know
and HD4850 is way better then 8800GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130319
this one is overclocekd also

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253
that much better then 8800GT & Less expensive then any bestbuy card & circuit city card go for it
look down your self

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4850/6.html
73fps 130$ 8800GT - 75 8800GT OC 150$ vs 86fps. for ATI HD4850 180$ & 120 fps with 4870 at 280$ it better
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I think that's a poor illustration of the HD 4850's performance verses the 8800GT. It's quite a bit better, especially if you like playing games at a high-resolution with AA.
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#31 marcthpro
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http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/8162-palit-radeon-hd4870-512mb-graphics-card-review-16.html
if he just buy such weak card and before ad a prebuild pc there is only 1 chance of 100,000 that he got a better monitor then 1280x1024
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#32 kodex1717
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Woah, that seems more like it!

Yeah, I would strongly suggest that you get the HD 4850, as you seem like you can afford it. It's a big performance increase verses the 8800GT, and it'll show a lot in games such as Crysis.

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