f-bomb Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 im looking to upgrade my old nvidea 5200. im on a tight budget not to exceed $150.00 the ati 9600 was reccomended to me. any thoughts? if anyone could reccomend another card i would appreciate it!!!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 NVidia GeForce 6600GT Assuming you have AGP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellros Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I picked up a Nvidia 6600 AGP 7 months ago for just under $120. I'm sure it's a bit less by now. Works beautifully for CM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally's World Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I agree. I bought a 6600GT AGP last fall and it's doing the job very well. Won't even think of an video card upgrade until next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-bomb Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 i ran into a big problem while researching video cards. i discovered that my dell 4600 only has a 250w psu. ive heard that you can only put a dell psu into a dell and not a third party psu. is their any truth to this? if not, can anyone reccomend a psu that may fit my pc, or are they usually about the same size? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellros Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Originally posted by f-bomb: i ran into a big problem while researching video cards. i discovered that my dell 4600 only has a 250w psu. ive heard that you can only put a dell psu into a dell and not a third party psu. is their any truth to this? if not, can anyone reccomend a psu that may fit my pc, or are they usually about the same size? Not sure about the Dell issue, but all the psu's I've used have been pretty much the same size (except my current one, but that's because it's part of the liquid cooling system I use now). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Originally posted by f-bomb: i ran into a big problem while researching video cards. i discovered that my dell 4600 only has a 250w psu. ive heard that you can only put a dell psu into a dell and not a third party psu. is their any truth to this? if not, can anyone reccomend a psu that may fit my pc, or are they usually about the same size? A 250 Watts PSU get you nowhere. It is not generally true that Dell PSUs are not compatible. Dell resells a gazillion of manufacturers all of which might or might not decide to go nonstandard PSUs based on Dell's space requirements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Actually there are some Dell power supplies that are not pin-out compatible with standard power supplies. That means a specific model number (from Dell or another supplier) has to be used with the motherboard to match the pin-out. Dell often uses motherboards OEM'd from Intel in most of their computers. I'm not sure how often Dell utilizes proprietary pin-outs, but I have personally seen a Dimension 4100 use what appeared to be a standard ATX power supply, but with a different pin-out. There are manufacturers who sell power supplies customized for the proprietary Dell models, but they cost a bit more than a standard power supply would. According to the Dell Dimension 4600 (with videocard) Service Manual the 20-pin ATX power connector is standard and not proprietary when compared to a standard ATX power diagram. So upgrading with a 'normal' power supply should work fine. Call Dell Tech Support with your 'service tag' to be sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 You buy a 6800 XT 128mb or 256mb for about $150.00 and below.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I found a Asus 6800 512mb for $139.00 AGP-8X-that's a Bargin... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121216R 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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