I need a new video/graphics card for my computer so i can play more games. I don't really know much of the sort so i need all the help i can get. My OS is XP and i have a DELL OptiPlex GX270. All i need to know is how to make sure that the graphics/video card i buy is compatible with my computer. Thanks.|||Which games are you looking to play? For casual to moderate gaming, $75 cards like the ATI Radeon 4670 and GeForce 9500GT are fine. Those cards are great for brand-name computers like Dell, HP, Acer etc because they have low power requirements. Many brand-name models come with weak 300W factory power supplies.
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Unfortunately, you can't use those newer cards!
The Optiplex GX27 is not very upgradeable- it doesn't have a dedicated video slot (either AGP or PCI-Express). It only has older PCI slots, and PCI video cards are slow by comparison.
You best upgrade options for gaming are the Radeon X1550, GeForce 9400GT and GeForce 6200.|||According to your specs your motherboard is upgradable to 64mb graphics not a lot but enough for most XP compatible games,2 or 3 years old. however,I would advise replacing your 512mb ddr2 Ram with at least 1 GB (if you haven't already done this) this will help eliminate slow gaming or crashes , as far as cards are concerned you need something like Nvidia Geforce 4 that has a PCI connector and is 64Mb are rare find in the shops but should be available on the net (quite Cheaply i would think),if in doubt speak to the card supplier,p.s Don't forget to disable the on board graphics in your bios menu when you have installed your new card,Happy Gaming!
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