PCI or Low profile AGP? "Edited"

[fudgemaker]

getting a low profile video card and I'm looking at them and I see one that says Low profile ready when all the others say just low profile..Can someone tell me what the difference is?

EDIT: Well now it seems I can use PCI cards but not PCI-E ... Would this be beter then AGP low profile? Can anyone reccomend one that would play wow on low res for under $50?

 

[akugami]

I think it might be a video card that has a low profile as far as the PCB is concerned but the bracket installed is a normal one. Most low profile cards come with a regular bracket and a low profile bracket. You might have to order a low profile bracket (nickel and diming) to install it in a system that only can take a low profile PCI card. You'd have to check that particular card.

 

[DaveSimmons]

newegg.com has pictures of most cards to show you whether a low profile bracket is already installed, not installed but included in the package, or not included and must be ordered separately.

Swapping brackets just requires a screwdriver if you have a low-profile bracket with the right cutouts for the VGA / DVI ports.

If you have the right tools (pliers & tin snips?) it might also be possible to mod a full-height bracket to low-profile (for cards where the card itself is low profile of course)

 

[fudgemaker]

This was the one i was looking at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814125249

So I might need to buy a low profile bracket? Not a problem they have them for $6.99 with free shipping

This is for an old Dell optiplex gx270 mini tower..I use it just for playing Wow and i need up upgrade the vid card to play the 2 expansions..I done the research and seems this card will play them..

 

[yh125d]

That card would be absolutely horrible for WoW. How much money would you have to spend?

 

[fudgemaker]

I dont have alot of options when it comes to low profile AGP cards. From what I've read this card runs Wow and the expansions fine. I have my video settings all the way down..So I'm hoping it wont be a problem.

 

[PCTC2]

EDIT: WoW has been updated a few times and has gotten pretty intensive.

 

[yh125d]

It will physically work yes, but you will have to have everything on the very minimum settings, and use an extremely low resolution. I would be surprised if that could even run 800x600 without horrible stuttering

 

[fudgemaker]

I have it at 1024x768

 

[fudgemaker]

you think a regular agp would work as long as i didnt close the case?

 

[Zstream]

I believe this is better http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-GeForce...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[fudgemaker]

Well it seems as though it will take PCI and AGP but not PCI-E . Would getting a PCI be better than the low profile AGP?

Heres pictures of hte motherboard...The PCI slots are the 2 white ones in the 2nd picture right?

http://i80.photobucket.com/alb...g2679/Picture001-2.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/alb...g2679/Picture002-1.jpg

sorry for the blur..crappy digital camera

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Any chance of finding a standard ATX case you can transplant the mobo and drives into? Then you would be able to find a used regular profile AGP card that would offer much better performance.

 

[fudgemaker]

I actually have another dell case..its one of these

http://www.4allmemory.com/sear...ll/dimension_model.cfm

but I'm not sure i could transplant the mobo..lol Is it that hard? I've never done it before.

Edit i think that is a little beyond my capabilities lol. I took a look at my old case i dont think i could even take out the old motherboard. lol.