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I need some advice - PLEASE!!!! I just bought (like 2 weeks ago) a brand new Dell Dimension E310. Pretty much got whatever was the standard with it (didn't opt for any upgrades - stupid on my part) - and I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what the hell kind of graphics card I need to buy. Whatever it is that comes with the thing will not play my husband's games (Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms, etc).
So, in my OLD Dell computer I had an AGP slot with an ATI card that I bought and installed myself and had no problems with. BUT, the new computer does not have an AGP slot. So, I thought I needed to get a PCI card... well the guy at Circuit City tells me that since it's a new computer, it probably has a PCI Express slot, not a PCI. I called Dell to find out what I have, and I thought I was asking them to speek Greek or something, because they were stumped. The Dell person finally said that he thinks I have a PCI Express 1x. So, I looked for video cards that fit that bill, and I'm running into a brick wall. Circuit City wants forty bux for me to bring this damn thing in for them to just tell me what I have. I've looked for days online and I've looked in the store and I just don't know what to do. I could take a picture of the slots if that would help someone tell me what I have. I'm so frustrated with this, I could just cry
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So anyhow... sorry for the rambling... I'm just at my wit's end. I want to buy a card, but have NO idea which one because I don't know what will work. ANY help would be so appreciated--and like I said I can send pictures or whatever would help.
Thanks in advance-
Denise
So, in my OLD Dell computer I had an AGP slot with an ATI card that I bought and installed myself and had no problems with. BUT, the new computer does not have an AGP slot. So, I thought I needed to get a PCI card... well the guy at Circuit City tells me that since it's a new computer, it probably has a PCI Express slot, not a PCI. I called Dell to find out what I have, and I thought I was asking them to speek Greek or something, because they were stumped. The Dell person finally said that he thinks I have a PCI Express 1x. So, I looked for video cards that fit that bill, and I'm running into a brick wall. Circuit City wants forty bux for me to bring this damn thing in for them to just tell me what I have. I've looked for days online and I've looked in the store and I just don't know what to do. I could take a picture of the slots if that would help someone tell me what I have. I'm so frustrated with this, I could just cry
.So anyhow... sorry for the rambling... I'm just at my wit's end. I want to buy a card, but have NO idea which one because I don't know what will work. ANY help would be so appreciated--and like I said I can send pictures or whatever would help.
Thanks in advance-
Denise
. Returning the unit is not an option for me as it was purchased by my job because I do use it for some work stuff. But, we will be using it for a lot of personal stuff (gaming included), and when we tried to load the first game, we realized this problem, so I'm trying to fix it the best way possible.
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