• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

Best graphics card without a power connector...?

Sumanji

Sumanji

Sumanji

Soldato
Joined
12 Mar 2003
Posts
8,347
Location
USA
Hey,

My mate has a Dell Vostro with an 8300GS (I think) and wants something a bit beefier to tackle HL2, WoW and Dawn of War at his screen's resolution (1680x1050). But there are no spare power connectors in the machine to feed a high end card! What is the best card available now that doesn't need the additional 6-pin PEG connector? Would he be better off waiting for the next gen of mid-range cards to come out?

Cheers,

Suman
 
The system doesn't have any spare molexes at all... there are 2 x SATA power connectors and 1 x FDD power connector :(
 
ttreaders said:
Wouldn't it be possible to replace the PSU?
Click to expand...

Lots of hassle, invalidates the warranty etc. etc.

3650 seems nice, and ATI Vista drivers are a lot better than nV's offering from what I gather? He's an ATi fanboy anyway, so I guess that's the best option :D

Cheers,

Suman
 
Hey,

Sorry for the epic bump - my mate has suddenly asked me this same question again :p what are the recommendations one year later? lol :D

Cheers,

Suman
 
Hey,

It's an mATX board in a "full height" case I think...don't know the actual model number, I'm sure something 4670-sized will fit easily, but I will make sure with my spare 7900GT before ordering!

Cheers,

Suman
 
Hey,

Quite possibly the most bumped, yet least solved thread of all time :p

The mate mentioned in the OP has just had his graphics card go kaput (the 8300GS).

So the question is now more pertinent than ever - what is currently the best card without a power connector? He said some more horsepower would be nice, but I assume this is a given since it's going on 5 years from that post :D

[edit] nVidia would be best!

Cheers,

Su
 
Hey,

Thanks for the replies. Gibbo makes a good point. I think my mate is just going to get a cheapo £30 card for now, and then plan for a whole new system later on this year. Probably makes more sense!

He doesn't do any hardcore PC gaming btw - mainly older RTS and Indie games.

Cheers,

Su
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom