What's the recommended/compatible video card? I've Installed cpu , 2gb ddr2/800Mhz and my old ATX video card. It starts, cpu fan runs, but no video? Any suggestions how to troubleshoot this? What's the recommended/compatible video card? I've Installed cpu , 2gb ddr2/800Mhz and my old ATX video card. It starts, cpu fan runs, but no video? Any suggestions how to... » Read More What's the recommended/compatible video card? I've Installed cpu , 2gb ddr2/800Mhz and my old ATX video card. It starts, cpu fan runs, but no video? Any suggestions how to troubleshoot this? « Show Less
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I'm using a PNY Geforce 210. But, I've used other cards ok, too. Sometimes, the symptoms you describe occur when the memory isn't seated correctly or maybe in the wrong slots. Try on stick in slot 0 with what you have now and see what happens.
1514117
Sorry, but is it a 645 or not? I need that video card supports more than one display at same time without inconvenience. So, I saw on dell and nvidia website that 645 is good for it.
1721971
I have more than one of these video cards and they were put in two different computers a Dell and an Asus and a Lenovo and they work fine in all of them. I do not know if the specific computer that you have will be OK. But the computers I put them in are PCI computers. I would be concerned that I had a fan that will have enough power to keep the card cool. I have a 500btu fan in all the computers. Check your motherboard online, but I think you will be OK, if you have the fan power. A lot of people forget that video cards run hot and they need fans to cool them. I have another computer that has the 780TI in it and I have 3 fans and a liquid cooler as that thing will run hot. I have more than one of these video cards and they were put in two different computers a Dell and an Asus and a Lenovo and they work fine in all of them. I do not know if the specific computer that you have will be OK. But the computers I put them in are PCI computers. I would be concerned that I had a fan that will have enough power to keep the card cool. I have a 500btu fan in all the computers. Check your motherboard online, but I think you will be OK, if you have the fan power. A lot of people forget that video cards run hot and they need fans to cool them. I have another computer that... » Read More I have more than one of these video cards and they were put in two different computers a Dell and an Asus and a Lenovo and they work fine in all of them. I do not know if the specific computer that you have will be OK. But the computers I put them in are PCI computers. I would be concerned that I had a fan that will have enough power to keep the card cool. I have a 500btu fan in all the computers. Check your motherboard online, but I think you will be OK, if you have the fan power. A lot of people forget that video cards run hot and they need fans to cool them. I have another computer that has the 780TI in it and I have 3 fans and a liquid cooler as that thing will run hot. « Show Less
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Thanks for the advice. I'm currently holding off on a new video card, because my desktop would require a new power source and fan to run it. (I actually have a power source/fan combo that I could install, but I like the quiet, low power status quo.) I guess I should pick a monitor that can keep up when I finally bite the bullet and get a card, though.
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Nope. Wrong socket on the motherboard. Video card is irrelevant to basic compatibility because this APU has a built in graphics chip. New motherboard with compatible socket (FM2 or FM2+) should only run you $50 or so...but make sure to check on your RAM as you will likely also need new RAM because your Inspirion probably has DDR2 and any new system will need DDR3.
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Hi, No it does not come with a video card. The NEW motherboards come with video connections and the VIDEO support depends on which CPU you get. Many Intel CPUs DO SUPPORT video. So IF you buy an Intel CPU that HAS video support built in, then you do not have to buy a separate video card. I ended up buying the MSi GD65 motherboard and I already HAD a very good dedicated (separate) video card. HOWEVER, I wanted to try the "onboard + CPU" video. Therefore, I built my computer and the first time I booted it up I did so without my video card installed, and the included 'onboard' video worked great with the CPU I bought. I bought an Intel 4770K that includes video support but if you are new you probably won't want to start with that HIGH END of a CPU, it cost between $340 and $360 [price has GONE UP]. Whatever CPU you buy just make certain that it DOES support video. It takes the CPU and the motherboard working TOGETHER to give you video support -OR- you must buy a separate video card. BEST OF LUCK :-)
2200751
I pretty sure the video card has its own ran. The system can take up to 16gb of ram and I recommend all of it with a solid state hard drive.
1332891
To be honest, no idea. I have never had an issue with this product. I tried a net search and everyone says it sounds like your video card might have issues. It may just be a driver update, try that first. But otherwise, this program shouldn't be the issue.
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Gigabyte supports card less than three years old just record card serial number should you need to call them. I've called them about their used cards I've purchased and have gotten good support. I'm using three of their video cards and a couple of motherboards and got excellent support on all of them. Haven't had to return anything so far, its always been software or installation issue. I've always had good luck with Gigabyte and will continue to use them for all my PCs. Good luck.
1417657
All you need is standard PCIe (16)x for video card. Could be 2.0 or 3.0 will work fine :)
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Google them both and pay attention to the wattage, then look up your motherboard and check the max wattage CPU supported.. Solved.
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Best thing to advise here is to check the Nvidia web site and compare the specs first hand. Compare the requirements of the card to the specs on the motherboard. This is a great card. I have the 2 gig model.
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u need a pci-e which It has, its also functioning great when overclocked too with that board id recommend a better card but u wont be the only one running it on that board, go ahead and google it a few others are using it
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Check to make sure the board is in a compatible slot, try a different slot and make sure the card is all the way seated in the slot. Did you change anything else? Are you using the same monitor or a new one? Try powering up in safe mode. If none of this works then the card may be bad, try returning it for a replacement. FYI: My card worked right out of the box.
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I don't know what type of video card you got with the system. The answer is probably. You'd swap out the existing card or use the open slots on the mother board. You should verify you have the correct slot for the card. Second, I have an i7. It's freaking great!!! But you need fast memory to go along with it. If your system doesn't come with good gaming memory, then upgrade that along with your i7. It will cost about 40 bux to get kick ass memory, Google gaming memory for options.
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I'm assuming your are referring to the onboard RAM, when you say DDR2. The RAM, such as DDR2, is unimportant in this instance. What you need to find out is if your motherboard has a PCI Express (PCIe)slot. This card requires a PCIe slot of x4 or higher in order to work. Majority of all new main board will have PCIe slots, however, some older boards that used DDR2 ram, still used the older AGP graphics slot which is incompatible with PCIe. Please refer to you motherboard or computer manufacturers specifications or manual to be sure.
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The video card I received was complete with everything. However, be aware this card is not compatible with Windows 8.1 secure boot if you have a Dell. This causes the CMOS BIOS to be inaccessible. Don't know about other PC's. If you disable secure boot, then the card and PC work fine.