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 Oct 6 2008, 06:54 PM
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I am running Dell Dimension 9150 with Dell Inc. 0YC523 board. I want to update graphic card and have E-GeForce 8800GTS card. Will system take card and how do i set it up and disable present card' Any advise appreciated pm2559 |
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Oct 6 2008, 07:50 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,206 Joined: 28-September 06 From: New York Member No.: 87,553 |
That computer does have a pciex16 slot to put an 8800GT in, but you may need a power supply. If you open up your computer, can you tell us how many watts your power supply has total, and how many amps (represented as a) are on the +12V rail(s)? There should be a label on the power supply that can give you this information.
Also, you should see how much room you have in your case, those cards are generally pretty narrow, but pretty long. You should probably expect at least 10" for length on one of those cards. --------------------  |
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Oct 11 2008, 08:00 AM
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Hello: I just upgraded to the EVGA e-GeForce 8600 GTS card, my PS is 450 watt XION, it works fine with internal Blu-Ray, I want to use the pc as an HTPC & music server. $48.00
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Oct 11 2008, 01:18 PM
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Hi Sterling14
Thanks for reply I have inserted card into slot but on reboot the screen remains black and there is a high pitched continuous beep and nothing else. the card install instruction say to insert and reboot and a wizard will complete installation. pmc101 |
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Oct 11 2008, 05:22 PM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,961 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
Did you connect the six pin or two 4-pin molex connectors from the power supply to the card?
If you run into any other problems you may want to look at another PSU, the PSU in that computer is 375W, and that cards minimum us 400W with a combined 12V rail or 26A. You may have a wee bit of a problem with the old PSU being up to the challenge. -------------------- Lord, may we please have a little more chlorine in the gene pool?
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