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Another GX620 Video card Question
Hi
I have been browsing around the forum. I bought GX620 small form factor and this is something that I can understand from the forum
1. 275W Power Supply and the PCIe have 25W power ????
2. Secondly, if you want to upgrade the video card you are stuck with Low Profile cards (not many out there)
3. Now I want to upgrade the video Card and I need the advice from the guys here because I am just a little suspect and have not been able to decide which one to buy
I can get x1300pro or 7300GT or should I go with x1600pro
I prefer 256MB Card
Thanks
I have been browsing around the forum. I bought GX620 small form factor and this is something that I can understand from the forum
1. 275W Power Supply and the PCIe have 25W power ????
2. Secondly, if you want to upgrade the video card you are stuck with Low Profile cards (not many out there)
3. Now I want to upgrade the video Card and I need the advice from the guys here because I am just a little suspect and have not been able to decide which one to buy
I can get x1300pro or 7300GT or should I go with x1600pro
I prefer 256MB Card
Thanks
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Posted September 5th, 2006 19:00
@firebelly wrote:
Hi
I have been browsing around the forum. I bought GX620 small form factor and this is something that I can understand from the forum
1. 275W Power Supply and the PCIe have 25W power ????
2. Secondly, if you want to upgrade the video card you are stuck with Low Profile cards (not many out there)
3. Now I want to upgrade the video Card and I need the advice from the guys here because I am just a little suspect and have not been able to decide which one to buy
I can get x1300pro or 7300GT or should I go with x1600pro
I prefer 256MB Card
Thanks
25 watts is not PCIE. PCIE has 75 watts power with no external connection.
However SFF means low profile cards which usually means 128 meg crippled GPU with 64 bit memory
interface on the GPU.393
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Posted September 5th, 2006 19:00
The X1600 pro is going to be a non starter as it needs 150watts Just for the Video card.
I would say that this one is the ticket.
X1300 256 MB PCIe Small Form Factor
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=A0662672
Manufacturer Part# : VTKX1300256SFF
Dell Part# : A0662672
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Posted September 5th, 2006 19:00
Thanks but just one more thing
What do you think about 7300GT and x1300Pro :)
I think x1300Pro would work too wouldn't it
Just curiousMessage Edited by firebelly on 09-05-200603:42 PM
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Posted September 6th, 2006 21:00
Small form factor and power supply are the limiting factor here.
I do not believe you will find an X1300 PRO that is SFF
Same for the 7300.
May find a 7300LE or X1300SE of another brand but
remember that SE = SLOW Edition
and LE = Lousy Edition aka 64 bit GPU ram interface.393
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Posted September 7th, 2006 00:00
i Have found a X1300 Pro at this site http://ccstore.queensu.ca/queensu70/showProductDetail_en.jsp
what do you think I am going to order it pretty soon
appretiate your reply393
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Posted September 7th, 2006 14:00
Will this one work on the GX 620 desktop with a 280 Watt PS. The power supply requirements are not listed! I need to upgrade the graphics to run Dual Display's a 2007WPF and a 1707FP.393
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Posted September 9th, 2006 13:00
I do not endorse any vendors in particular. If you want support from dell then you need to get the
part from dell. You should get a UNIVERSAL card aka low profile with short bracket that also
has the tall ATX bracket aka it works in desktop or tower systems. The card at this link says No stock AND has no specs or pictures so therefore its not going to work for many reasons. http://ccstore.queensu.ca/queensu70/showProductDetail_en.jsp
If you mean this one
100-437604 Radeon X1300 PRO 256MB PCI Express Eng/Fr
then it only works in PCIE towers but i see no reason why it would not work other than it does not physically fit in the case because you do not have a tower.
http://ccstore.queensu.ca/netCoreWebRequest/queensu70/UserShowProductDetail?productId=172025
ATI sells that card direct from their store.
Message Edited by SpeedStep on 09-09-200610:22 AM
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Posted September 9th, 2006 13:00
Seems to me that the PCIE Low profile card with both brackets should work fine. Its not a screamer so as long as your power is at least 250 watts I dont see an issue. If its smaller than 200 watts then I think it may not work due to insufficient power. The X1300 Pro cards list 350 watt power as minimum. http://shop.ati.com/searchresults.asp?partnosearch=keyword&search_field=mfg_partno&search_criteria=100-437601
Message Edited by SpeedStep on 09-09-200610:26 AM
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Posted September 5th, 2006 19:00