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January 9th, 2007 19:00

graphics card

can anybody tell me a good graphics card for the dimension 3000
  • stefanrp97

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    Posted January 9th, 2007 20:00

    Since this is an older computer and there are some key components missing to allow you to upgrade to a graphics card that is close to modern times. You will have to settle for ancient hardware. Your motherboard is missing the AGP port that was the standard with most computers, but is now being replaced by PCI express cards.
    Your computer only has regular PCI ports that are normally used for expansion cards such as audio or networking. If you plan on trying to play any recently released games on your system that are graphic intensive, you wont be enjoying it because of the bad quality of the graphics. My best suggestion for you is to buy a new computer.
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    Posted January 10th, 2007 05:00

    thanks for the info stefan but is there any  possipility that i can buy a seperate graphics card and place it on the mother board itself
  • way2fast106

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    Posted January 10th, 2007 10:00

    You can buy a graphics card, but it must be PCI. Not AGP, or PCI Express because those arn't compatible with your system. I had a 3000 with this delema, because PCI cards are outdated, I upgraded the motherboard with the Dimension 4600 motherboard that supports AGP. For performance I would recommend this, but if you are just looking for a little more kick then the integrated graphics, you can try a PCI card.
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    Posted January 11th, 2007 11:00

    thanks way2fast  could recomend any pci card in particular
  • way2fast106

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    Posted January 12th, 2007 20:00

    Last I checked, the Nvidia Geforce 6200 PCI was the best PCI based card. I also liked the radeon 9250, but there have been reported problems with it. If you can track down a 6200 PCI, thats pretty much the best you can get.
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    Posted January 13th, 2007 01:00

    thanks way2fast thats what i needed to know