So you only have PCI slots and want to game?

vnf4ultra

vnf4ultra

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cyang86 said:
Btw, i found the processor's socket in the Asrock's is diff wif the 1 in Dell's, as well as the 1 in Gigabyte 8IG1000MK. Does it means that my current Dell's heatsink set cannot fit into the Asrock's?

I hope you understand what i mean :)
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I think you may be noticing that the asrock has it's cpu socket rotated 90 degrees compared to the stock dell board. It also looks like the dell mb uses a slightly different heatsink mounting method than a standard socket 478 board. If the dell heatsink won't work, it shouldn't be a big deal, you can probably get a decent cheap heatsink and thermal paste for under $25 usd.
EX:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835151122
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835100007
 
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SvB4EvA

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LOL! I didnt even know they made a decent PCI card any more. I went over to my brothers house because he was having trouble running World of Warcraft at a playable rate. I brought with me my old GeForce 4 card (AGP) to give him the boost. I open the case and stared into it for about 5 seconds before my brother asked me "whats wrong?" To my suprise he had no AGP or PCIe slot on his "my computer is better then yours, Dell".
 
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nick00ie

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Hello,
I have a dell dimension 2300 too.
Just to be clear does this have a pci express slot or just pci slot.
The only GeForce 6200 pci cards on ebay are pci express.
Will they work on the dimension 2300.

Thanks,
Nick
 
wolfram

wolfram

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nick00ie said:
Hello,
I have a dell dimension 2300 too.
Just to be clear does this have a pci express slot or just pci slot.
The only GeForce 6200 pci cards on ebay are pci express.
Will they work on the dimension 2300.

Thanks,
Nick
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Hello Nick and Welcome to Techspot! :)

From what I saw HERE, I'm afraid you only have PCI slots. So you'll need a 6200 PCI unfortunately (if you can find it).

Those PCI-E cards will not work on your system, and unfortunately, there isn't an "adapter" to make PCI-E cards work on a PCI system.

I'm sorry :(
 
vnf4ultra

vnf4ultra

Posts: 1,360   +2
nick00ie said:
Hello,
I have a dell dimension 2300 too.
Just to be clear does this have a pci express slot or just pci slot.
The only GeForce 6200 pci cards on ebay are pci express.
Will they work on the dimension 2300.

Thanks,
Nick
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PCI only, no pci-express. Pci 6200's do exist though(I have one), I have recently edited my first post in this thread with links to the two pci 6200's I know of.
 
wolfram

wolfram

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Wow. :eek: Best buy must be crazy. $156.99 for a 256MB 6200.... When you can find a 6600GT for under $100 these days.

And the $40 Geforce 6200 128MB version should perform as good as the 256MB version...
 
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nick00ie

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wolfram said:
Hello Nick and Welcome to Techspot! :)

From what I saw HERE, I'm afraid you only have PCI slots. So you'll need a 6200 PCI unfortunately (if you can find it).

Those PCI-E cards will not work on your system, and unfortunately, there isn't an "adapter" to make PCI-E cards work on a PCI system.

I'm sorry :(
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Thanks for the help.
 
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nick00ie

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vnf4ultra said:
PCI only, no pci-express. Pci 6200's do exist though(I have one), I have recently edited my first post in this thread with links to the two pci 6200's I know of.
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Thanks for the help really appreciate it.
Can't get the 6200 anywhere.
Would the Radeon 9250 be the next best.
There's plenty on ebay and seem to be pci not pci-express although not sure,some are red,grey and green.
Do you know which one is pci and not pci-express.

Thanks,
Nick
 
vnf4ultra

vnf4ultra

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nick00ie said:
Thanks for the help really appreciate it.
Can't get the 6200 anywhere.
Would the Radeon 9250 be the next best.
There's plenty on ebay and seem to be pci not pci-express although not sure,some are red,grey and green.
Do you know which one is pci and not pci-express.

Thanks,
Nick
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What country are you in? I'll guess you're in the uk, if so, here are two that are available there.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-Fuzion-GeF...ryZ96878QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/product.php?sku=200528&camp_id=Froogle_search
 
wolfram

wolfram

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23 FPS is low. Anything below 30 FPS is bad.

If you want to play COD2, with a 9250, be prepared to lower the resolution to 640X480, with everything set to "low", because COD2 is a VERY, very demanding game :(
 
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nick00ie

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wolfram said:
23 FPS is low. Anything below 30 FPS is bad.

If you want to play COD2, with a 9250, be prepared to lower the resolution to 640X480, with everything set to "low", because COD2 is a VERY, very demanding game :(
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Would the 256mb GF 6200 be much better?
Have 512mb ram and 2.3 Ghz P4.

Nick
 
wolfram

wolfram

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A 6200 is much better than a 9250. If you can, get the 128MB version, as it's much less expensive, and performs almost as good as the 256MB version.

Still :( a 6200 is a low end card :( But should be able to play COD2 better than a 9250.
 
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nick00ie

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wolfram said:
A 6200 is much better than a 9250. If you can, get the 128MB version, as it's much less expensive, and performs almost as good as the 256MB version.

Still :( a 6200 is a low end card :( But should be able to play COD2 better than a 9250.
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Will do thanks for the help.

Nick
 
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groovemaster1

I give up on my 2300 & found this board at a local store for $400TT = $66US. I still don't know if the cpu is good though. Look at the symptoms here http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&message.id=286724 the CPU is not the problem right!!!
It got the Asrock I/O shield to fit the ports if the case ports are different.
I already noticed the mouse & KB ports are vertical unlike the original 2300 MOBO.
BTW, can I use the same heatsink from the dell dimension 2300 & screw down a fan on it?
Using a Codegen ATX 350W PSU.


http://www.asrock.com/product/P4VM800.htm
 
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maxbb1

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k so far i have found the:
GeForce FX5500 256mb card for AU $65.24
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/nVIDIA-GeFor...ryZ40161QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

the GeForce 5200 128mb AU $58.71
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/nVidia-GeFor...ryZ40161QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
on ebay

i wanna know which one i should get

i dont need to game on high at 1024x768 lol.. im more than happy to game on low at 800x600 w/no lag... (as far as i can tell... these would do that for me..)
(and as far as i can tell... these will let run Ut2k4 on high lol)

currently im using a 82865G integrated and runs ^^^ on med so... i dont need uber gfx.. i play games for their gameplay not the eye candy haha (of course the gfx is a bonus...)

tyvm!

EDIT: btw im 16 and on a misers budget, cos im also getting another 512 RAM and a dvd burner (damn my cheapass mum lol) I NEED A BURNER haha.. i hate abusing my friends 30gig ipod by taking my crpa to his house... its not nice dling 40gig/mo lol
 
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maxbb1

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yea.. even my 1998 pc has an AGP slot... yet my 2003 pc only has 3 PCI's.. sucks so badly... although it IS cheap... are there any other easily available (ebay) gfx cards available?
 
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