Hi all,
I want to upgrade my Optiplex 755's graphics card so that I can play some of the more recent games which require more powerful hardware. I have trawled the internet for possible solutions (Thank The Emperor for Wiki and user forums :) and have noticed there are a few issues with Power supply, physical space inside the case i.e. not being able to install a dual height card. Also there were a few issues with compatibility with the motherboard etc. I am not looking to spend a fortune blowing up my pc, a modest upgrade will suffice, so as I can play games which require minimum "GeForce 6600 GT or ATI X1600, 128MB RAM" I should add that I would like to upgrade to some thing a little more powerful than these minimum requirements . . . and also that I really do not that much about this kind of thing.
Specs:
Dell Optiplex 755
Intel(R) Core 2 Duo CPU
1.20 GHz, 980 MB of RAM
Display Adapter:
Intel(R) Q35 Express Chipset Family
I have 4GB of RAM coming in the post next week which will promptly be installed. Also I should add that my motherboard has 2 slot's where the graphics card should go. They are labeled as follows.
Slot 1.
PCIe x16 (16,1) 25W - - - - - This one is black in colour.
Slot 2.
Simply labeled "Slot 2" - - - This one is white in colour.
I really don't know what the difference in the two is, but I can only assume that there is some sort of difference.
Thanks for your replies!
I want to upgrade my Optiplex 755's graphics card so that I can play some of the more recent games which require more powerful hardware. I have trawled the internet for possible solutions (Thank The Emperor for Wiki and user forums :) and have noticed there are a few issues with Power supply, physical space inside the case i.e. not being able to install a dual height card. Also there were a few issues with compatibility with the motherboard etc. I am not looking to spend a fortune blowing up my pc, a modest upgrade will suffice, so as I can play games which require minimum "GeForce 6600 GT or ATI X1600, 128MB RAM" I should add that I would like to upgrade to some thing a little more powerful than these minimum requirements . . . and also that I really do not that much about this kind of thing.
Specs:
Dell Optiplex 755
Intel(R) Core 2 Duo CPU
1.20 GHz, 980 MB of RAM
Display Adapter:
Intel(R) Q35 Express Chipset Family
I have 4GB of RAM coming in the post next week which will promptly be installed. Also I should add that my motherboard has 2 slot's where the graphics card should go. They are labeled as follows.
Slot 1.
PCIe x16 (16,1) 25W - - - - - This one is black in colour.
Slot 2.
Simply labeled "Slot 2" - - - This one is white in colour.
I really don't know what the difference in the two is, but I can only assume that there is some sort of difference.
Thanks for your replies!