Recent content by rockyonekc

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    Trouble adding discrete video card to Dell Inspiron 620

    @techgeek - it's my own fault for not doing a better job confirming compatibility prior to buying the card. Usually it's just plug and play more or less. Next time I'll spend a few minutes searching for issues with my specific computer in addition to my normal ratings and spec research...
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    Trouble adding discrete video card to Dell Inspiron 620

    One of the other things I tried the last few days was to pull both sticks of ram, but that didn't help. Thanks for the link. That was some interesting reading. I have definitely learned something about buying a basic box and upgrading vs. building from scratch. So tonight we intstalled the...
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    Trouble adding discrete video card to Dell Inspiron 620

    Thanks junkeymonkey. That's a pretty good summary of where I am at. I ended up finding a list of video cards for sale at the Dell website for my Inspiron 620. I took the list to Microcenter over lunch and exchanged my XFX R7 260x for a EVGA geforce GTX 750. I'll follow up later with the result.
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    Trouble adding discrete video card to Dell Inspiron 620

    Thanks for the suggestions. I called Dell last night before I posted here. Since I am out of warranty, they weren't willing to answer any of my questions. I can't find a compatibility list from Dell either. As I pointed out in my original message, I already updated to the latest BIOS...
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    Trouble adding discrete video card to Dell Inspiron 620

    I replaced the stock psu on my Dell Inspiron 620 i5 with a 600w power supply, and I updated the BIOS to the latest version available from Dell. The computer boots and runs fine with the new psu using the existing integrated graphics vga port. There are no video options anywhere in the BIOS. I...