JoshBedlum Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi! I finally got online! One of the first things to do, of course, is get on SL!But, my cheap computer, an old Dell GX 260, one of the skinny ones, doesn't meet the minimum specs, due to a lack of Graphics Card. I can get to SLbut I walk like I'm drunk.Does anyone know of a Graphics Card that will fit a Dell GX 260 SFF with WinXP,that meets SL minimum requirements? I don't really trust computer sales people; they tend to ignore things like killing thepower supply.... Thank you for any info you can give.Josh B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leliel Mirihi Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The GX 260 SFF is too old and too small to be worth upgrading. But if you really want to you need a low profile AGP card which limits your choices to 6+ year old low end cards. Something like this is the best you can hope for. I personally would not spend any money on that machine, $300 will get you a brandnew lowend system that's 10 times faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephy McCaw Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 From what i know about dells is that their machines use proprietry hardware, which means they need to be dell products for them to work, if your machine didnt come with a graphics cars and no other models of them had one in, you'd be hard pressed to find one.... best thing to do is what previous poster said and get a new system thats more powerfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Quonset Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I don't trust computer sales people either, and I've been building my own computers for years. It may be that a Dell can accept a standard video card, as long as the motherboard has a compatible slot. However, you really do need a system that will run with a PCI Express 2.0 or 2.1 plus. Having a powerful computer, and especiailly a modern graphics card, makes a dramatic difference. Dell computers do have a lot of hardware issues, though: if you try to use a non-Dell power supply in a Dell, you will likely burn-out both the power supply and the motherboard. It seems that Dell uses the same connector for the power supply, but they moved all the wires around to suit them. I'm sure there are other hardware issues.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Castanea Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I have a Dell GX620 and I found an nvidia 8400GT card with 512M that works fine. You will have to find a used one though. My Dell does have PCIe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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