PCI vs. PCI-E

harr840harr840
edited March 2005 in Hardware
I want to upgrade my Dell 3000 on board graphics to either Apollo PCI "BLOODY MONSTER 3 GEFORCE FX 5200" or Leadtek nVidia Geforce 6600 with PCI-express. The only problem is the Dell has only PCI slots (no AGP). Will the card with the PCI express slot work in the existing PCI slot? In addition, considering the slots, how would these cards work with a Dell? Are there any recommendations for an economical video card that will play the newer games, especially Joint Ops games? Thanks. Steve.

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    I hate to say it, but you are probably stuck with "mediocre" graphics. PCI Express and PCI are totally different, and not cross-compatible.

    A GFX5200 is a low end card already. A PCI version is lower still. It will probably play games from a year ago (excepting Doom3, HalfLife 2, and Far Cry), under LOW QUALITY settings, which will most likely make the game not so fun.

    Your best bet is to think about replacing your dell on the cheap. You can build your own computer, that will be able to play modern games, for under $500 if you already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drive, and optical drives. You will be buying a case, powersupply, processor (maybe, maybe not! what kind of processor does your Dell have?), motherboard, memory, and video card.

    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Joint Ops is probably not happening on your current box. :(
  • harr840harr840
    edited March 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    I hate to say it, but you are probably stuck with "mediocre" graphics. PCI Express and PCI are totally different, and not cross-compatible.

    A GFX5200 is a low end card already. A PCI version is lower still. It will probably play games from a year ago (excepting Doom3, HalfLife 2, and Far Cry), under LOW QUALITY settings, which will most likely make the game not so fun.

    Your best bet is to think about replacing your dell on the cheap. You can build your own computer, that will be able to play modern games, for under $500 if you already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drive, and optical drives. You will be buying a case, powersupply, processor (maybe, maybe not! what kind of processor does your Dell have?), motherboard, memory, and video card.

    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Joint Ops is probably not happening on your current box. :(
    Let me ask this. Will the Geforce FX5200 be compatible with the Dell 3000? I did not realize when I purchased the Dell that it did not have an AGP slot. My son uses this PC and if the FX5200 is supported, he may just have to be happy with what he has and can play for now. My pc, has ATI AIW 9800PRO, which he can play the newer games on for now. Thanks for the reply.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    A PCI (NOT PCI-E) video card such as the FX5200 will work in that machine. I assume you are talking about a Dimension 3000.

    So DAD'S got a real video card :p Now I can clearly see the tech pecking order in your household :D
  • harr840harr840
    edited March 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    A PCI (NOT PCI-E) video card such as the FX5200 will work in that machine. I assume you are talking about a Dimension 3000.

    So DAD'S got a real video card :p Now I can clearly see the tech pecking order in your household :D
    It's where the money is at. When you get something for free, he takes what he can get. HA! :rockon::thumbsup:
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