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nova1987

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October 20th, 2010 19:00

Question about graphics cards

My son has a XPS 410 desktop computer and I need to replace the graphics card. How do I tell if it is a PCI or PCI express card?

Is there a place I can check in the manual to find out whether or not I have a PCI or PCI express slot?

TIA

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dave51_2fe887
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Posted October 20th, 2010 19:00

the XPS410 is PCI express. See link below.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps410/en/SM_EN/specs.htm#wp1104326
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Posted October 22nd, 2010 10:00
You may also want to check this link as well

http://www.directron.com/expressguide.html

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Posted October 22nd, 2010 10:00

Its PCI-E X16

Micro Center - Radeon HD 4650 1024MB GDDR2 PCIe x16 Video Card ...

Micro Center - HIS Radeon HD 4650 1024MB DDR2 PCIe 2.0 x16 Video ...

Micro Center - Radeon HD 4670 1024MB GDDR3 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Card

XFX Radeon HD 4670 1024MB DDR2 PCIe Video Card

These cards wont hurt your power supply or your wallet.

Specifications
Features	ATI PowerPlay Technology, ATI Stream Technology, DirectX 10.1 Support, HDCP Capable, ATI Avivo HD
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 2.0
DirectX Support	DirectX 10.1
HDCP Support	HDCP Capable
Graphics Processor	ATi Radeon HD 4670
Core Clock Speed	750MHz
Stream Processors	320
Memory Installed	1024MB DDR2
Memory Clock Speed	800MHz (1600MHz Effective)
Memory Bus	128-bit
DVI Connectors	(2) Dual-Link DVI
Video Out Connectors	S-Video, HDTV (Component)
Interface	PCI Express x16
Power Supply Requirements	400 Watt Power Supply
Software Included	Drivers & Utilities
Manufacturer Warranty	Lifetime Limited Warranty

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Posted October 22nd, 2010 10:00
Your Graphics card PCI Express

Check this link

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps410/en/SM_EN/specs.htm

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Posted October 28th, 2010 14:00
Sorry I haven't checked back since the initial response. I took back the video card and bought a newer more powerful one that was PCI express. Works fine now.

Now does anyone have any suggestions for video editing software that will run smoothly on his machine?

Thank you
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Posted September 12th, 2011 13:00
Is there a maximum video card I can put in this machine? Can anyone else suggest a card that will help my son play games and if the machine is running a bit slow would adding more RAM help? I recently read that this machine may accomodate up to 8MB of RAM after updating the bios, despite what the manual says. Although you won't get the full effect. Is that true?