I have a question on what to upgrade my dell XPS 420 graphics card and power supply to? I mainly play Microsoft Flight Sim X on my pc but on medium to low graphics, but I would like to be able to max (or get close) things out (fps/graphics).
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not real graphic card/computer savvy individual , still learning! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what I am currently running if it helps:
Dell XPS 420
Vista 64bit
Q9400 (2.66Ghz, 1333FSB) Quad Core
8 GB DDR2 RAM (800MHz)
375 W power supply
24" monitor (1920x1080)
running currently ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512)-not very powerful for this game
PCIe x16 (graphics): 1 slot
Price range: $300 max for power supply and card.
I was looking at the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 superclocked 896MB ($188 newegg) and a Antec EA 650 (650W) ATX 12V ($99 newegg).
Would this graphics card even fit into my XPS 420? I think the power supply would fit and it looks like the wires would all match up.
I hope I'm in the same ball park by thinking of getting these products for my XPS 420. Any help or suggestions would be great.
Thanks ahead of time.
rufuz
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not real graphic card/computer savvy individual , still learning! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what I am currently running if it helps:
Dell XPS 420
Vista 64bit
Q9400 (2.66Ghz, 1333FSB) Quad Core
8 GB DDR2 RAM (800MHz)
375 W power supply
24" monitor (1920x1080)
running currently ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512)-not very powerful for this game
PCIe x16 (graphics): 1 slot
Price range: $300 max for power supply and card.
I was looking at the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 superclocked 896MB ($188 newegg) and a Antec EA 650 (650W) ATX 12V ($99 newegg).
Would this graphics card even fit into my XPS 420? I think the power supply would fit and it looks like the wires would all match up.
I hope I'm in the same ball park by thinking of getting these products for my XPS 420. Any help or suggestions would be great.
Thanks ahead of time.
rufuz