Vista - Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270

**alishan** · 08-19-2008

well I am in PaKistan and would want to spend RS. 3000

**Fumz** · 08-19-2008

According to these guys that's only $40.15: Calculator for Pakistan Rupee (PKR) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion

Do I have that right?

The cards you picked all fall within that price range, and if your only concern is enabling Aero, then they will work just fine; however, if you could scrape up just a few dollars more (~$20.00), then this Raedon would be your best option: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161052

You can probably find one cheaper in your neck of the woods, so don't get immediately discouraged by newegg's pricing.

**alishan** · 08-21-2008

hey dude thanx for advice but following r some of the gpus available in the local market
GALAXY... Pakistan's Leading Computer Store... Price Watch and click on

Gaming Cards and u will see all the cards available in my country but I need the one which is compatible

**johngalt** · 08-21-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash

System Requirements: PC with one 8X/4X AGP graphics slot available on the motherboard. 350-Watt power supply or greater (assumes fully loaded system). 512MB of system memory. Installation software requires CD-ROM drive. DVD playback requires DVD drive and decoder software (not included).

yes it does require a 350w min but my point was it only requires that through the PCI bus ....there is no PSU connection on this card

OK, then attached is a pic of my VisionTek x1650 Pro card right out of my old box.

**Fumz** · 08-21-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by alishan

hey dude thanx for advice but following r some of the gpus available in the local market
GALAXY... Pakistan's Leading Computer Store... Price Watch and click on

Gaming Cards and u will see all the cards available in my country but I need the one which is compatible

Look under the AGP menu and you'll find cards that work for you. Here they are:
Inno GeForce AGP FX7300GT 256MB (128-BITS)
Inno GeForce AGP FX5500 256MB (128-BITS)
XFX GeForce AGP FX5200 128MB (128-BITS)
HIS ATI AGP X1600 PRO ICEQ 512MB (128-BITS) DDRII

**alishan** · 09-08-2008

I just wanted to know if
GeForce PCX 7200GS 256MB (64-BITS) TC 512MB
http://www.xfxforce.com/en-gb/Produc...howLearnMore=1
will work on my old dell gx270.Offcourse it has a PCI slot

**skunksmash** · 09-08-2008

Hi alishan

are you saying you want to fit DDR2 RAM in a DDR slot...?
DDR is a 184pin DIMM....
DDR2 is a 240pin DIMM...

sorry

that's a PCI-E card ...if your board has one of those then you should have no problem.

but its unlikely considering you listed AGP cards in the OP there are very few boards if any which sport an AGP slot & a PCI-E slot

brianda78 · 09-28-2008

You may also want to upgrade your power supply. The power supply the GX270 ships with isn't great. You can't just replace it with any old power supply as it has a proprietary connector. Here is where I was able to buy a better one. It is the only place I could find that sold a third party power supply that would fit a Dell.

Dell OptiPlex GX270 Mini-Tower PCPower.com Selector

08-19-2008	#11 (permalink)
alishan vista ultimate 7 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 well I am in PaKistan and would want to spend RS. 3000
My System Specs

08-19-2008	#12 (permalink)
Fumz Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 878 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 According to these guys that's only $40.15: Calculator for Pakistan Rupee (PKR) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Do I have that right? The cards you picked all fall within that price range, and if your only concern is enabling Aero, then they will work just fine; however, if you could scrape up just a few dollars more (~$20.00), then this Raedon would be your best option: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161052 You can probably find one cheaper in your neck of the woods, so don't get immediately discouraged by newegg's pricing.
My System Specs

08-21-2008	#13 (permalink)
alishan vista ultimate 7 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 hey dude thanx for advice but following r some of the gpus available in the local market GALAXY... Pakistan's Leading Computer Store... Price Watch and click on Gaming Cards and u will see all the cards available in my country but I need the one which is compatible
My System Specs

08-21-2008	#14 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash System Requirements: PC with one 8X/4X AGP graphics slot available on the motherboard. 350-Watt power supply or greater (assumes fully loaded system). 512MB of system memory. Installation software requires CD-ROM drive. DVD playback requires DVD drive and decoder software (not included). yes it does require a 350w min but my point was it only requires that through the PCI bus ....there is no PSU connection on this card OK, then attached is a pic of my VisionTek x1650 Pro card right out of my old box.
My System Specs

08-21-2008	#15 (permalink)
Fumz Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 878 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 Quote: Originally Posted by alishan hey dude thanx for advice but following r some of the gpus available in the local market GALAXY... Pakistan's Leading Computer Store... Price Watch and click on Gaming Cards and u will see all the cards available in my country but I need the one which is compatible Look under the AGP menu and you'll find cards that work for you. Here they are: Inno GeForce AGP FX7300GT 256MB (128-BITS) Inno GeForce AGP FX5500 256MB (128-BITS) XFX GeForce AGP FX5200 128MB (128-BITS) HIS ATI AGP X1600 PRO ICEQ 512MB (128-BITS) DDRII
My System Specs

09-08-2008	#16 (permalink)
alishan vista ultimate 7 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 I just wanted to know if GeForce PCX 7200GS 256MB (64-BITS) TC 512MB http://www.xfxforce.com/en-gb/Produc...howLearnMore=1 will work on my old dell gx270.Offcourse it has a PCI slot
My System Specs

09-08-2008	#17 (permalink)
skunksmash ultimate 64 SP1 2,180 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 Hi alishan are you saying you want to fit DDR2 RAM in a DDR slot...? DDR is a 184pin DIMM.... DDR2 is a 240pin DIMM... sorry that's a PCI-E card ...if your board has one of those then you should have no problem. but its unlikely considering you listed AGP cards in the OP there are very few boards if any which sport an AGP slot & a PCI-E slot
My System Specs

09-28-2008	#18 (permalink)
brianda78 Windows XP Pro 32bit 1 posts	Re: Best NVIDIA card for my DELL GX270 You may also want to upgrade your power supply. The power supply the GX270 ships with isn't great. You can't just replace it with any old power supply as it has a proprietary connector. Here is where I was able to buy a better one. It is the only place I could find that sold a third party power supply that would fit a Dell. Dell OptiPlex GX270 Mini-Tower PCPower.com Selector
My System Specs

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