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    Putting more ram in Dell Dimension 5150

    Hi, I have a Dell Dimension 5150, Pentium D 2.8 64bit windows 7 It currently has 2 X1GB DDR2 RAM According to the mrmmemory scanner it has PC2 4200 240 Pin According to CPUID it is 'max bandwidth' PC2 5300 (333 mhz) With that info in mind, if I was going to buy another 2 X1GB sticks of RAM...
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    Seeking graphics card advice for Dell 5150, 300w psu

    "Processor wise you'll be holding either GPU back a little" Only a little eh? :) That sounds promising actually. I know the gtx 750 isn't benchmark nowadays but considering my integrated intel graphics have let me play stuff like Fallout New Vegas without much hitch, I'm quite looking forward...
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    Seeking graphics card advice for Dell 5150, 300w psu

    Anyone like to name some other cards? Or is the GTX 750 TI about the best in terms of low-wattage for that era of machine? The non-TI version also seems like a good low-wattage idea.
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    Seeking graphics card advice for Dell 5150, 300w psu

    When you say bios update, do you mean download some drivers or an actual physical upgrade? I'm guessing this bios update is what might get something like the gtx 750 to run on my machine. Is there another part of the forum I should post on with this question? Perhaps even though it's a...
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    Seeking graphics card advice for Dell 5150, 300w psu

    Hi, I'm currently running the following setup and would like to know what is the best card "I can get away with." Dell Dimension 5150 Pentium D 2.8 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit operating system 2 X 1GB PC2 4200 240 Pin DDR2 single-channel ram (I will be upgrading to 4 X 1GB soon, so consider...