Recommended low profile graphics card

thread starter aaronboy25 Jul 10 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

efore buying the graphics card I wanted, I made sure to check that it was compatible with my computer... which it is not. :cry: Thankfully, that saved me a wad of cash and a bunch of time. However, I'm in a new dilemma as now I'm not sure what graphics card will run well with my computer while being a decent card. I'm currently running this: Dell Inspiron 530S (Slim) Processor: Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz Memory: 3.00 GB 32-bit Operating System The problem is that because it's a slim case, my graphics card options are limited. I'm also unsure about its wattage so I don't know what will run smoothly. I've done a bit of research and low profile cards seem to be the only things that work with it. So far I've gathered that the following are recommended low profile cards: - 9800 GT - 9600 GT - NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT - 4850 - Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 - ATi 4630 - 8800 GT - 8600 GT Bookmarked two cards, they looked promising http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162030&Tpk=Galaxy%2096GFF6HVDCXX%20GeForce%209600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID= Any suggestions and thoughts you have that would be helpful are appreciated! Thanks! :D

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azn011 07/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The HD 4850 and 9800GT/8800GT are the most powerful out of the ones you listed. Your PSU should be able to power them, but if you want to play it safe, the HD 4650 would be the best.

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aaaaflasd 07/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I have the 4650, low profile too cause I didn't want to take risks because before I didn't know if my case was big enough. It was way big enough. But still it's a REALLY good card. I can play MW2 really well so you don't have to worry about it. When I got the 4650, it was 65 though :/. But that's good for you since it's like 50 now.

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