Accelerator upgrade - Dell Dimension 2800 compatible?

[tm30]

Hi,

I am currently running nVidia GeoForce III and have pretty much reached the end of the envelope playing Sims 2. I'm uprading my entire system and would like to know what kind of accelerator upgrades are compatible with a Dell Dimension 2800 (2.0 GHz), 512 RAM (I will be doubling this)?

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Surkitz]

not sure what type of mobo is on the 2800, but it probably supports pci. so this Geforce
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143032

sticks with the nvidia flavor you already know.

This, in combination with some more ram should get you at least up to par. =)

 

[F1N3ST]

Do NOT get that card, this is much more suited,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139010

If you can afford it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129063

Is the best PCI card available.

 

[raybay]

You will definitely need a PCI card with that 2800, as it does not have an AGP slot (if my memory serves me correctly). I second the idea on nVidia... I would also stry www.zipzoomfly.com and www.directron.com which often have them at a lower price than Newegg... and usually free shipping.

 

[Surkitz]

Do NOT get that card, this is much more suited,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139010

If you can afford it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129063

Is the best PCI card available.

the card i suggested was FINE....yes the 6200 is a better card but more $.....Im thinking savings here. besides, he prob doesnt want to go over too much on that system at this point. And with a little oc'ing, it gets close to your suggestion.

 

[F1N3ST]

Well a Ti4xxx series beats the **** out of a FX series card., and the kicker is the Ti Is older!

 

[Surkitz]

Well a Ti4xxx series beats the **** out of a FX series card., and the kicker is the Ti Is older!

then why didnt you suggest it holmes?...

 

[tm30]

Thanks for the suggestions:

My 8200 DOES have an AGP slot, according to the specs:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8200/specs.htm#1101572

Does this open up some possibilities, or should I just stick with nVidia, as recommended here?

 

[raybay]

I was replying to the comment on the 2800... was that just an error in typing the 8 and the 2 in reverse order?

The 8200 does, of course, have an AGP slot. The 8200 is limited only by the fact that it uses the horrendously expensive Rambus memory which has an average price over several vendors of $270 for 512 MB.

As for the graphics card, the 8200 will handle any video graphics card that can deal with the available memory... unfortunately many have only 256 MB... But if you have more, or can add more, you will be fine.

 

[Surkitz]

My 8200 DOES have an AGP slot, according to the specs:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8200/specs.htm#1101572

Does this open up some possibilities, or should I just stick with nVidia, as recommended here?

if you have agp, then yes this opens up more possibilities. just make sure you buy a card that will support your bandwidth speed and just to not assume agp means agp.

this is a possibility:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814195027R

or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102042

the first card i put up there was in my current system til i upgraded and i was quite pleased with it. overclocked well, played many games great, btw, it played bf2 on med/max settings without much hiccup. the second card is a step up from that. im also thinking budget for you so these are priced on the lower end. another reason for that is that i dont know if you board supports 2x/4x or 4x/8x. so that might make things differnent.