mobo PCIe question...

[endoverender]

Alright, I'm not really a computer guy. I just want to buy a new vid card so I can do some light gaming.

I am looking at the 6600GT as that's all the money I really want to put into this, but I need to know how I tell if my motherboard supports PCIe or AGP.

I'd appreciate any help you guys can give me.


here are the specs from dell support:

Dimension 3000
PROCESSOR, 80546, 2.8, 1M, PENTIUM 4 PRESCOTT DT, 533, D0
BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP), MICRO-MINI TOWER, 2.8G, PENTIUM 4 PRESCOTT DT, 533, 3000
MODULE, SOFTWARE, WXPHSP1, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, DIMENSION, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
MODULE, DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 2X256, 400, NON-ECC, DIMENSION
MODULE, FLOPPY DRIVE, 1.44, NO BEZEL, 212, FOXCONN, DIMENSION
MODULE, HARD DRIVE, 80G, I, 7.2K, WD-XL80S

 

[jeff1000]

you gotta get your mobo only supports http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3000/en/SM/specs.htm#wp1075886 if i read that correctly, that means ure mobo doesnt support pci-e OR agp. only PCI. someone who knows a little more might want to clarify that.

 

[buckman341]

woops sorry, posted in wrong thread

 

[nuke]

lol.

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

i think it is pci only my gf had one and it was pci only.

 

[endoverender]

alright so what are my choices here? are there any decent vid cards worth buying in PCI?

and my only other option would be replacing the mobo?

 

[endoverender]

come on guys...help me out here

 

[endoverender]

ill take it nobody knows....

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

well pci cards for vga i think go up to 5500 which is good med. settings for gaming but replacing your mobo i will tell you it will not fix back in that case dell makes them small so if you wanted to it will not work.

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

here are the best 2 i can find

5500 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133134

5700 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139166

know this jaton i never heard about so i dont know how good they are but pny has a good rep.