Would this video card work with my pc?

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#1 Triksta6
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I'm very interested in buying an EVGA GeForce 9800GTX+ for my Dell Dimension 9200 desktop pc. I was just wondering if it was compatible with my pc or not. If it is not, would an EVGA GeForce 9800GT work better? I don't really want to buy a new power supply either... but if I have to I might. If I do have to buy a new power supply, could someone also please list the price of one that would work forme?If anyone could please answer this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!!

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#2 GTR12
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Does ur pc have a pci-e slot?

If then the card will work, dont get the 9800gtx, ur much better of getting the gts 250, its a rebranded 9800gtx with lower power consumption

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#3 ferrari2001
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It might, I've found Dell's very difficult to customize or fix or do anything with. They are usually designed to only fit the parts that are in them, providing no room for any new parts. However you can open it up and look and see if you can upgrade at all. You just need the Pci-e slot, should be pretty easy to recognize. If it's there you can upgrade if you can fit that beast in the case.
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#4 TerroRizing
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Does ur pc have a pci-e slot?

If then the card will work, dont get the 9800gtx, ur much better of getting the gts 250, its a rebranded 9800gtx with lower power consumption

Amith12

The gts 250 is also 1 and a half inches shorter than a 9800 gtx+, much easier to fit in a dell computer! You probably will need a new power supply, im not sure what you have right now.

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#5 GTR12
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[QUOTE="Amith12"]

Does ur pc have a pci-e slot?

If then the card will work, dont get the 9800gtx, ur much better of getting the gts 250, its a rebranded 9800gtx with lower power consumption

TerroRizing

The gts 250 is also 1 and a half inches shorter than a 9800 gtx+, much easier to fit in a dell computer! You probably will need a new power supply, im not sure what you have right now.

Thnx for that, forgot it was a Dell, ive never had one so I cant comment too much, Dell's must be low on internal space

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#6 TerroRizing
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[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="Amith12"]

Does ur pc have a pci-e slot?

If then the card will work, dont get the 9800gtx, ur much better of getting the gts 250, its a rebranded 9800gtx with lower power consumption

Amith12

The gts 250 is also 1 and a half inches shorter than a 9800 gtx+, much easier to fit in a dell computer! You probably will need a new power supply, im not sure what you have right now.

Thnx for that, forgot it was a Dell, ive never had one so I cant comment too much, Dell's must be low on internal space

The 9800 gtx+ is huge though, 10 and 1/2 inches can be an issue in most branded pcs.
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[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="Amith12"]

Does ur pc have a pci-e slot?

If then the card will work, dont get the 9800gtx, ur much better of getting the gts 250, its a rebranded 9800gtx with lower power consumption

The gts 250 is also 1 and a half inches shorter than a 9800 gtx+, much easier to fit in a dell computer! You probably will need a new power supply, im not sure what you have right now.

And about how much would the gts 250 cost me?
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Would a GeForce 9800GT be any better than the GeForce 9800GTX+?
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Would a GeForce 9800GT be any better than the GeForce 9800GTX+?Triksta6
No, it's quite the opposite.
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typo :?

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so i should only buy the nvidia cards that have GS at the end of them?
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so i should only buy the nvidia cards that have GS at the end of them?Triksta6

Not necessarily, But consider looking at GTS250, its almost the exact same as the 9800GTX+

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[QUOTE="Triksta6"]so i should only buy the nvidia cards that have GS at the end of them?Amith12

Not necessarily, But consider looking at GTS250, its almost the exact same as the 9800GTX+

Whoa, sorry. some how gamespot didn't register what I meant to say. GTX>GTS>GT>GS

However, that only applies to for say a 9800GTX vs a 9800GT.

If you put in the GTS 250, it is slightly better than the 9800GTX.

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#14 GTR12
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[QUOTE="Amith12"]

[QUOTE="Triksta6"]so i should only buy the nvidia cards that have GS at the end of them?Luminouslight

Not necessarily, But consider looking at GTS250, its almost the exact same as the 9800GTX+

Whoa, sorry. some how gamespot didn't register what I meant to say. GTX>GTS>GT>GS

However, that only applies to for say a 9800GTX vs a 9800GT.

If you put in the GTS 250, it is slightly better than the 9800GTX.

LOL you should have said;

[prefix]GTX>[prefix]GTS>GTX>GTS>GT>GS

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#15 Luminouslight
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It's more of a rule of thumb when buying Nvidia cards. I am not comparing specific cards, but cards in the same bracket like 8800 or 9800 series. The GTS 250 is basically a rebranded 9800GTX+, so it performs almost the same.

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#16 TerroRizing
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[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="Amith12"]

Does ur pc have a pci-e slot?

If then the card will work, dont get the 9800gtx, ur much better of getting the gts 250, its a rebranded 9800gtx with lower power consumption

Triksta6

The gts 250 is also 1 and a half inches shorter than a 9800 gtx+, much easier to fit in a dell computer! You probably will need a new power supply, im not sure what you have right now.

And about how much would the gts 250 cost me?

link not all that much considering.

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#17 Triksta6
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It's more of a rule of thumb when buying Nvidia cards. I am not comparing specific cards, but cards in the same bracket like 8800 or 9800 series. The GTS 250 is basically a rebranded 9800GTX+, so it performs almost the same.

Luminouslight
So if I got a GTS250, would that be compatible with my computer? Keep in mind that I want to have a single processor so the heat won't get to my computer. I want to have good performance as well as a stable computer. And is the GTS250 better than the 9800GTX+? I know it's smaller, which is also an issue for me. But does it stay cooler and have better graphic output?
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#18 TerroRizing
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[QUOTE="Triksta6"][QUOTE="Luminouslight"]

It's more of a rule of thumb when buying Nvidia cards. I am not comparing specific cards, but cards in the same bracket like 8800 or 9800 series. The GTS 250 is basically a rebranded 9800GTX+, so it performs almost the same.

So if I got a GTS250, would that be compatible with my computer? Keep in mind that I want to have a single processor so the heat won't get to my computer. I want to have good performance as well as a stable computer. And is the GTS250 better than the 9800GTX+? I know it's smaller, which is also an issue for me. But does it stay cooler and have better graphic output?

Its almost exactly the same as the 9800gtx+, it uses a bit less power and I imagine stays a bit cooler. Both cards stay pretty cool though from my experience. The gts 250 should perform exactly the same as the 9800 gtx+ at the end of the day.
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Ok thanks man!