- Aug 21, 2002
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For the last 16 or 17 years I've built my own computers. I'm getting to the point where I no longer enjoy fiddling with and upgrading my computers. At most, I'd like to just swap a video card out when gaming performance becomes inadequate.
Years ago, it used to be the case that companies like Dell and HP had proprietary case designs that required a video card made to be used in a Dell or an HP or whatever the manufacturer happened to be. Is that still the case today or do they all use standard form factors now for video cards?
If they do, what model lines should I be looking at from companies like Dell or Lenovo that could support a high end video card? Are there any other smaller companies that specialize in custom spec computers that I should look at?
Years ago, it used to be the case that companies like Dell and HP had proprietary case designs that required a video card made to be used in a Dell or an HP or whatever the manufacturer happened to be. Is that still the case today or do they all use standard form factors now for video cards?
If they do, what model lines should I be looking at from companies like Dell or Lenovo that could support a high end video card? Are there any other smaller companies that specialize in custom spec computers that I should look at?