Hey,
I have a dilemma - I want to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 530s (with a slim case) with an 8800GT graphics card. I looked into this and found a forum thread on this website about this very issue, but I couldn't get a proper conclusion from it. The card I'm looking to get is a "GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)". Now, does the "PCI-Express" bit mean it will fit into my computer? Here's what someone said in the older post:
Hold it! I actually work as a sales rep for Dell. You have more options! The 530s has low profile, it is true. But it is PCIexpress, not PCI...
Does this mean that a "PCI-Express" graphics card will fit my slim case? I don't really want to move my entire computer to a new, bigger case because I don't understand how a computer is built and some friends did not recommend doing so.
Thanks in advance,
Ruffbeard.
I have a dilemma - I want to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 530s (with a slim case) with an 8800GT graphics card. I looked into this and found a forum thread on this website about this very issue, but I couldn't get a proper conclusion from it. The card I'm looking to get is a "GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)". Now, does the "PCI-Express" bit mean it will fit into my computer? Here's what someone said in the older post:
Hold it! I actually work as a sales rep for Dell. You have more options! The 530s has low profile, it is true. But it is PCIexpress, not PCI...
Does this mean that a "PCI-Express" graphics card will fit my slim case? I don't really want to move my entire computer to a new, bigger case because I don't understand how a computer is built and some friends did not recommend doing so.
Thanks in advance,
Ruffbeard.