very confused!!

kodi4lsu · 06-19-2009, 10:25 AM

Hello and thank you for these forums... I am in very much a confused state... I have a dell dimension 4400 pentium 4 2.8 ... and my pc is at a computer shop... the pc lady is having trouble telling me what video card to get to replace the one that was burnt/fried/used up... She took a GEFORCE 5500 out of it... I play an older game by Novalogic called Joint Operations... this 5500 ran the game very well for me... All I am asking is what graphics card to get to replace the old one... it just has to play my game without lag.... I am also looking for a price of under $100 if that is possible... I appreciate any help in this matter.... (card has to be pci or pci xpress... as I ordered the agp and it was incorrect.... again thx in advance...

Geaux Tigers....

Kodi-

**emosun** · 06-19-2009, 12:39 PM

You could just get an old 5 or 6 series on ebay for cheap , such as another 5500 or 6200/6600.

kodi4lsu · 06-19-2009, 06:04 PM

Thanks for your quick response... I in the meantime spoke to a friend of mine online who advised me to add more power supply.. and then he pointed me to this card which I will order.... again thx... Nice place this site is.... cyall round.....

http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=VC512PNYG8800GT

:-)Kodi-

**emosun** · 06-20-2009, 12:05 AM

And 8800 gt is wayyy overkill for a single pentium 4 , it's going to halve it's speed.

Riskyone101 · 06-20-2009, 01:52 AM

What is the name and brand of your power supply unit?
may have to open side panel for the information.

Dells have cheap psu`s in them from the factory.
You will need to replace your psu with a good quality one (corsair)
450 - 500 watt psu to run that video card.

psu`s deteriate overtime also, especially the cheap ones
which dont really give you the power it says it does in
the first place.

kodi4lsu · 06-21-2009, 10:18 AM

Unfortunatly I cannot see the inside of my dell.. the pc shop has it... but yes I am gonna up my power supply to 600..... thanks again...

:-)Kodi-

makinu1der2 · 06-21-2009, 10:44 AM

Hello kodi4lsu,

The MB inside the Dell doesn't have PCI-E slot for that particular card.

kodi4lsu · 06-21-2009, 01:26 PM

Okay... my friend who was helping me to pick out a video card advised me to get the agp.... when I brought it to the computer lady, she and her husband checked the mb.... and the agp wasnt correct... so they in turn told me to get the pci/pci-e card.... so I have been down that road... on that note, my friend was very perplexed by that information... so now I am going with the pci-e card... hopefully it will be the right one.. or pc lady will have to own up to her and her husbands original mistake.. thanks for the input....

06-19-2009, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
kodi4lsu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: dell dimension 4400 pentium 4 2.8	very confused!! Hello and thank you for these forums... I am in very much a confused state... I have a dell dimension 4400 pentium 4 2.8 ... and my pc is at a computer shop... the pc lady is having trouble telling me what video card to get to replace the one that was burnt/fried/used up... She took a GEFORCE 5500 out of it... I play an older game by Novalogic called Joint Operations... this 5500 ran the game very well for me... All I am asking is what graphics card to get to replace the old one... it just has to play my game without lag.... I am also looking for a price of under $100 if that is possible... I appreciate any help in this matter.... (card has to be pci or pci xpress... as I ordered the agp and it was incorrect.... again thx in advance... Geaux Tigers.... Kodi-

06-19-2009, 12:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,087 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: very confused!! You could just get an old 5 or 6 series on ebay for cheap , such as another 5500 or 6200/6600. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

06-19-2009, 06:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
kodi4lsu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: dell dimension 4400 pentium 4 2.8	Re: very confused!! Thanks for your quick response... I in the meantime spoke to a friend of mine online who advised me to add more power supply.. and then he pointed me to this card which I will order.... again thx... Nice place this site is.... cyall round..... http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=VC512PNYG8800GT :-)Kodi-

06-20-2009, 12:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,087 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: very confused!! And 8800 gt is wayyy overkill for a single pentium 4 , it's going to halve it's speed. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

06-20-2009, 01:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,791 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: very confused!! What is the name and brand of your power supply unit? may have to open side panel for the information. Dells have cheap psu`s in them from the factory. You will need to replace your psu with a good quality one (corsair) 450 - 500 watt psu to run that video card. psu`s deteriate overtime also, especially the cheap ones which dont really give you the power it says it does in the first place. __________________ Last edited by Riskyone101; 06-20-2009 at 02:02 AM.

06-21-2009, 10:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
kodi4lsu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: dell dimension 4400 pentium 4 2.8	Re: very confused!! Unfortunatly I cannot see the inside of my dell.. the pc shop has it... but yes I am gonna up my power supply to 600..... thanks again... :-)Kodi-

06-21-2009, 10:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: very confused!! Hello kodi4lsu, The MB inside the Dell doesn't have PCI-E slot for that particular card. __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."

06-21-2009, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
kodi4lsu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: dell dimension 4400 pentium 4 2.8	Re: very confused!! Okay... my friend who was helping me to pick out a video card advised me to get the agp.... when I brought it to the computer lady, she and her husband checked the mb.... and the agp wasnt correct... so they in turn told me to get the pci/pci-e card.... so I have been down that road... on that note, my friend was very perplexed by that information... so now I am going with the pci-e card... hopefully it will be the right one.. or pc lady will have to own up to her and her husbands original mistake.. thanks for the input....