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Old 12-04-2007, 11:25 AM
Trooper
 
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Default 9200 Dimension graphic upgrade

Morning

What are my options for upgrading the graphics card in my Dimension
9200? I currently have an Nvidia 7900 GS in there which I have
overclocked a tiny bit using the ATITool application.

I can run a game like Crysis ok (a mix of medium and low settings at
1200*800 resolution) but as I have a Dell 24" monitor I'd like to be
able to run it at the native 1920*1200 if possible, without breaking the
bank, I'd like to do this for less than £200. ($400)

Would one of the new 8800GT cards that are coming out be able to handle
that? Could I buy two and SLI them on a 9200 or is the motherboard not
SLI compatible?

What about the PSU? I'm currently running 4 SATA drives and an external
USB drive which might cause a problem, but I can easily drop that down
to two SATA if i need to.

Thanks in advance.

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Old 12-04-2007, 11:42 AM
Tom Scales
 
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Default RE: 9200 Dimension graphic upgrade

The motherboard only has one x16 slot, so SLI isn't the answer (if it
ever is). I run an 8600GS in mine along with 5 hard drives without
problem. Dell underrates their power supplies.

I think the 8800 would be a good choice.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trooper [mailto:removethis@trooperlooper.co.uk]
> Posted At: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 6:26 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: 9200 Dimension graphic upgrade
> Subject: 9200 Dimension graphic upgrade
>
> Morning
>
> What are my options for upgrading the graphics card in my Dimension
> 9200? I currently have an Nvidia 7900 GS in there which I have
> overclocked a tiny bit using the ATITool application.
>
> I can run a game like Crysis ok (a mix of medium and low settings at
> 1200*800 resolution) but as I have a Dell 24" monitor I'd like to be
> able to run it at the native 1920*1200 if possible, without breaking
> the
> bank, I'd like to do this for less than £200. ($400)
>
> Would one of the new 8800GT cards that are coming out be able to

handle
> that? Could I buy two and SLI them on a 9200 or is the motherboard

not
> SLI compatible?
>
> What about the PSU? I'm currently running 4 SATA drives and an
> external
> USB drive which might cause a problem, but I can easily drop that down
> to two SATA if i need to.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>


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