Solved Video card vs graphic card?

[AddRAM]

MSI N610GT-MD1GD3/LP GeForce GT 610 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Newegg.com

 

[nottaclue9]

Well, he MSI arrived today. Hopefully, I can get it installed over the week-end and let y'all know if it's any good. If it's not, I'm trying the one you have, ThrashZone. Or try to figure out the difference between the one I have & the one posted by AddRAM. I don't know enough to tell the difference.

 

[ThrashZone]

Where did you find it ?
I do like asus
I'm not sure how AddRam found that one but it's another good one pretty narrow card
Sometimes the images of the cards are misleading I know the one I have will fit like a glove and so far no issues to report,

Fan noise reviews are mostly exaggerated which I hate when people exaggerate :/

Windows update will install all drivers but you will need to check for newer ones
There's a great tutorial on how to load the utility to check for newer drivers without all of the extra stuff from asus for features your machine isn't compatible with
Update in a little bit.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/327414-nvidia-drivers-avoid-problems.html

 

[nottaclue9]

Thanks for the tips on those drivers. Good info.
I found the cheapo version of that MSI at Newegg. I've have nothing but good interaction with them.
I was wondering about the noisy fan issue. It's weird that the less expensive card would elicit fewer fan-noise issues. I agree that people do too much exaggerating, also one of my pet peeves! No way to get an honest review when people veer off into craziness.

 

[ThrashZone]

Most of the time people push the cards to much,
They expect the moon for a fraction of the price of a read card inside a real gaming computer of which they have neither
Just don't push it your system like mine is Not a gaming computer
Cheers.

 

[nottaclue9]

I don't do any gaming at all, so I don't think I'll push this cheapie too much. I don't watch videos on this PC, either. Just hoping to improve the overall operation of my antique!

 

[ThrashZone]

Well it should improve video quality and give you options to use multiple displays and some more game options if you want to just don't expect to play them all day and monitor the temperatures closely if you do,
These little cases all you really need to do is touch the top of it to know when it's getting Hot
But after you get it installed take note of your wei and post the difference
http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/275710-show-us-your-wei-4-a.html

 

[nottaclue9]

It was too wide to fit into the slot. There was obviously a place for it, but there was no way to get it into the unit. So, it's going back. I dug into the Dell site and found their recommendations for my particular computer. There may be one I can use from that list.

 

[ThrashZone]

Take a picture of it as if from the back of the computers view,
Just like this,
View attachment 338293
For the record the silver plate needs to come off to make it into a low profile card,
The dvi and hdmi ports are on the same row,
The blue tipped vga goes under the other two,
In other words the three ports are on a separate row,
If you have a cable t.v. port it needs to come out and the vga port replaces it,
Cheers.
View attachment 338296

 

[nottaclue9]

I took the photo, but I can't get it on the forum. I have limited skills, as you have likely surmised. I saved the picture to my desktop, as I couldn't figure out how to get it into My Pictures. But the message board does not recognize the picture when I select "browse" in the "go advanced" option. I'll keep trying.

 

[nottaclue9]

Error HTTP 500 Internal Server Error.

 

[nottaclue9]

I emailed the picture to myself & copied it.

 

[nottaclue9]

From Dell site. Recommended video cards. Don't want to spend $200!
optiplex 745 sff upgrade - Dell - Search - All Dell.com

The computer guy told me I should get an AGP card. ??? He talks to me like I know what he's talking about, and if I ask questions, he launches into geek-speak and looks at me like I'm an idiot.

Now I really am in over my head.

 

[ThrashZone]

Okay turn it sideways now
Looks like it's narrow as the image on the Newegg showed :/
Did it come with a low profile plate ?

I wouldn't expect Dell to have any deals,
Issue might be the card you got is Not a low profile ready card there is no screw on the face on that image post the other profile image to make sure,
Cheers.

 

[nottaclue9]

Great Halloween sig, ThrashZone...
Dell has this one that is sold as a fit for my computer. I could try to find it on Newegg:

VisionTek Radeon HD 6350 SFF graphics card - Radeon HD 6350 - 1 GB : Parts & Upgrades | Dell

A lot of the problem is that I don't exactly understand the difference between cards that are sold as "low profile" & "low profile ready." The MSI I have now is "low profile," so I'm assuming that I don't want to get another one of those. If I were able to just lay it down into my PC, it would fit. But it has to fit through that slot, and it's too wide. I don't think I can take anything off of it to make it fit.

 

[ThrashZone]

I know you need to take the silver plate off and put a smaller one on it instead,
They almost never come with the small plate installed on it,
You can go to Radio shack/ Fry's just about any electronic store and ask them take the card with you tell them it too long

 

[nottaclue9]

It came with two bracket-looking things...
Long? Do you mean wide?

 

[DocBrown]

I just bought two of these Zotac nVidia GeForce GT640 PCI-E cards for $59.99 each with FREE shipping from NewEgg last week. They arrived yesterday. I put one in an older Dell XPS for a friend. It seems to work just fine. It comes with 2 short brackets for a low profile case if needed. It does not need an extra power cord for the card.

:ar: ZOTAC ZT-60210-10L GeForce GT 640 2GB 128-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card - Newegg.com

 

[ThrashZone]

The op has a low profile card already,
I don't believe he knows how to put the short brackets on :/
[UPDATED] How to install a low profile graphics card (GPU) - YouTube

 

[nottaclue9]

OK, now I see what needs to be done. And you're right, ThrashZone. My computer guy here at the condo does not ever admit that he is wrong or that he can't do something. So it looks like I can actually use the one I bought, right? I just take the silver plate off & put one of the brackets that came with the card in its place. Then I don't have to fit it into the slot; I can just drop it into place, right? The video was really helpful. Thank you.

Do I have to disable my computer completely to do this?

Doc Brown -- How old is your friend's computer? My Dell is a 1998.