Video Card Help

vdub1.8t · 12-11-2006, 09:02 AM

Hi everyone. I have a Dell Dimension 2400 which is a couple years old. I would like to upgrade from the Intel onboard graphics. This PC only has the normal PCI slots. Any suggestions on the best card under $100? Also I would prefer to no have to change the power supply. I was looking at this one:

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...250_Video_Card

I would appreciate any help.

dai · 12-11-2006, 10:26 AM

check your power requirements here
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp
add 30% to the end result
the card does not pull that much extra power so you should be ok

**TheMatt** · 12-11-2006, 08:38 PM

This card has a $20 mail in rebate and will fit your budget after. It is a really nice choice for PCI cards. Power supply should not be a problem because it is a low power PCI card as dai has said.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103016

vdub1.8t · 12-12-2006, 06:30 AM

Thanks so much guys!

12-11-2006, 09:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
vdub1.8t Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 86 OS: WinXP Pro/Home	Video Card Help Hi everyone. I have a Dell Dimension 2400 which is a couple years old. I would like to upgrade from the Intel onboard graphics. This PC only has the normal PCI slots. Any suggestions on the best card under $100? Also I would prefer to no have to change the power supply. I was looking at this one: http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...250_Video_Card I would appreciate any help. Last edited by vdub1.8t; 12-11-2006 at 09:04 AM.

12-11-2006, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check your power requirements here http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp add 30% to the end result the card does not pull that much extra power so you should be ok __________________

12-11-2006, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	This card has a $20 mail in rebate and will fit your budget after. It is a really nice choice for PCI cards. Power supply should not be a problem because it is a low power PCI card as dai has said. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103016 __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

12-12-2006, 06:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
vdub1.8t Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 86 OS: WinXP Pro/Home	Thanks so much guys!