Can i run Nvidia Geforce 610 on Dell optiplex gx620

[sotirshkembi]

Can i run Nvidia geforce 610 Afox on my dell optiplex gx620 pc with 3gb ram and intel pentium 4 ->3.20ghz.If u know any video that explain how to install just send me here or any video to find if my pc can run a DDR3 grahpics card

 

[william p]

You need to get the latest BIOS from Dell. A11 I think. There are people running all kinds of modern GPUs in that.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Dell-OptiPlex-GX620/2140
I'm going to assume you have the Tower version.The others need a low rpofile GPU, and there are limited PSU upgrades available.
The fastest PentiumD 960 barely equals the slowest Core2 CPUs.
Any DDR5 GPU will be better than DDR3. But I assume money is a factor here.
The 3GB RAM will be an issue. But one that can be resolved. Physically you can install 8GB RAM in that computer. The BIOS will only use 3.5GB, and so will Windows 32 bit OS. A little bit more will be used by the chipset. The trick is to go ahead and install 6GB DDR2-667 RAM. The 2GB video card will use the extra RAM as a cache, and the BIOS and OS will still be able use the remaining 4GB. You will need to get 2-2GB low density DDR2 modules to use with the 2-!GB modules you already have.
The heatpipe cooler for that is the D9729 that came with the faster CPUs. 3.4 and up I think.

 

[william p]

To install the Video card. Read the Dell Service manual. Look for BIOS or Setup settings for discrete Video card.
http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_optiplex_desktop/optiplex-gx620_user%27s%20guide_en-us.pdf
Boot into safe Mode (F8) and remove the old GPU drivers there.
Swap video cards, and connect VGA cable.
Boot into Safe Mode With Internet (F8) and download the latest drivers for the new GPU.