Hello everyone,
I'm getting a Dell XPS 8300 machine, and I'm wondering if I should keep the existing OEM video card which is a 1GB GeForce GDDR5 GT 545 or replace it with my XFX Alpha Dog Edition GeForce 8800GT from my old XPS 420 PC. I wasn't able to direct comparisons between the cards very well, as the 545 came out quite recently. With the XPS 8300 computer being a fair bit newer than my old XPS 420 which I'm upgrading from, I'm wondering if putting my old 8800 GT card in the XPS 8300 would actually be a bad idea, even though the card itself has done very well for me.
I believe they both use PCI Express Gen 2, but I might be wrong. Can anyone confirm that it's even a possibility for me to put my old 8800GT card in my XPS 8300? I'm wondering specifically if the fact that the new card is GDDR5 while the old card is GDDR3 would be a problem.
Sorry, these are rather noob questions. Oh, and I haven't received the XPS 8300 yet, which is why I can't determine if the one will work on the other.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Thanks!
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Link to Nvidia info on GeForce GT 545
http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gt-545-oem-gddr5
Link to Nvidia info on GeForce 8800 GT (though not specifically my XFX Alpha Dog edition?)
http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-8800-gt
Also, for clarity, here's other info that may or may not be relevant:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within 2 days
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Image editing with Fireworks & Photoshop, Watching Blu-rays, some 3D gaming
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Sufficient for either model
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel® Core™ i7-2600, 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM @ 1333MHz
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: N/A
PARTS PREFERENCES: Nvidia
OVERCLOCKING: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Dual 1680x1050
I'm getting a Dell XPS 8300 machine, and I'm wondering if I should keep the existing OEM video card which is a 1GB GeForce GDDR5 GT 545 or replace it with my XFX Alpha Dog Edition GeForce 8800GT from my old XPS 420 PC. I wasn't able to direct comparisons between the cards very well, as the 545 came out quite recently. With the XPS 8300 computer being a fair bit newer than my old XPS 420 which I'm upgrading from, I'm wondering if putting my old 8800 GT card in the XPS 8300 would actually be a bad idea, even though the card itself has done very well for me.
I believe they both use PCI Express Gen 2, but I might be wrong. Can anyone confirm that it's even a possibility for me to put my old 8800GT card in my XPS 8300? I'm wondering specifically if the fact that the new card is GDDR5 while the old card is GDDR3 would be a problem.
Sorry, these are rather noob questions. Oh, and I haven't received the XPS 8300 yet, which is why I can't determine if the one will work on the other.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Thanks!
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Added:
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Link to Nvidia info on GeForce GT 545
http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gt-545-oem-gddr5
Link to Nvidia info on GeForce 8800 GT (though not specifically my XFX Alpha Dog edition?)
http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-8800-gt
Also, for clarity, here's other info that may or may not be relevant:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within 2 days
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Image editing with Fireworks & Photoshop, Watching Blu-rays, some 3D gaming
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Sufficient for either model
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel® Core™ i7-2600, 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM @ 1333MHz
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: N/A
PARTS PREFERENCES: Nvidia
OVERCLOCKING: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Dual 1680x1050