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08-03-2009
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit(xps)/64bit(touchsmart) | Want to upgrade GPU Currently I'm running a Nvidia 9800gt, I would like to upgrade to one of Nvidia's new cards, I have no idea if my motherboard would support one of the newer cards, because I received my computer from Dell/QVC. Is there anyway short of opening up my computer that I can find out if my mb will support a newer card. |
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08-03-2009
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| Vista Home Premium x64 | Re: Want to upgrade GPU  Quote: Originally Posted by helblaze  Currently I'm running a Nvidia 9800gt, I would like to upgrade to one of Nvidia's new cards, I have no idea if my motherboard would support one of the newer cards, because I received my computer from Dell/QVC. Is there anyway short of opening up my computer that I can find out if my mb will support a newer card. |
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08-03-2009
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit(xps)/64bit(touchsmart) | Re: Want to upgrade GPU Sorry I forgot to mention the GPU I wanted to upgrade to I was thinking a 285, I just looked into my manual it says my computer has 1 PCI-E x1 1 PCI-E x16 1 PCI-E x4 (which according the the manal is a x8 configured as an x4) |
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08-03-2009
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| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Want to upgrade GPU Get an 850W PSU and a GTX 295 for maximum futureproofing. Short step up from a 285. |
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08-04-2009
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| Vista x64 + Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate) | Re: Want to upgrade GPU Sorry, I just see it as a waste of money as the 9800GT will play all of the latest games extremely well but, if burning money is the latest craze, well... Do it, Do it!  Not knowing the board, PSU (extremely important), Case & cooling puts me off a little bit and unless you are looking to custom built a rig in the immediate future (more so with the horror stories about Dell having a propietary PSU so you can't upgrade them rumor), why upgrade your GPU only? The little I have learn about computers is that you can't just upgrade 1 thing, this is always a balancing act of 2 forces; Question is... which ones  |
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08-05-2009
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: Want to upgrade GPU wow? 9800gt is good, what games do you want to play?? |
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