would this work in dell optiplex 745 minitower even though my motherboard says its pci express 1.0 and this card says PCI Express 2.0?
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Yes, PCI-E 2.0 is backward compatible to PCI-E 1.0; however, you will not get full performance from it. With the price point on this the way it is, you reduction in performance is probably not a big deal. I would caution against using modern video cards with older power supplies. Generally, for modern graphics cards a 500W p/s is a minimum starting point--I would not go under 400W.
1986726
Yes a 2.0 card will work in a 1.0 slot. You will loose a little preformance but it will still serve its purpose
1258240
My son's computer is a Dell Inspiron 5315, which is what I bought it for. But the Dell site does say it should work with the Optiplex 745. One thing you might want to think about, when I took this memory to Best Buy to have it installed (I have a service contract with them so that was a free service), they told me I could have also bought the 4 GB kit (2GBx2) to max out the memory. This 4 GB set was also available here on Amazon for about five bucks more if I remember correctly. Hope this helps.
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Looks like it would according to dell's website. http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/opti_745techspecs.pdfKeep in mind that the OptiPlex can have a max of 8GB of ram. Therefore, if you were wanting to max the installed ram you're better off buying 4 2GB modules rather than buying 1GB modules for all models except for the Ultra small form factor. The ultra small factor uses 2 4GB modules.
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I'm not sure as this link here will show you it says its not low profile...I do know it is a very good card that fit perfectly in my 300 watt system and runs smoothly...Go to your manufactures website (dell, hp, etc) and search your model number and look under parts regarding video cards, it should list the type of card you can use with your system and then just google search the cheapest card...But as the other posters have said, if you have an extra slot next to your pci express 2.0 then yes it should work...Good luck and reply back your results please...http://tinyurl.com/btv4lzt
1001992
No. Go to amazon site copy link and past to your browser. Scoll to bottom of page read the tech stuff discriptions. THis card requires a PCIe 2.0 abd a16 lane graphic slot on the mobo. PCI is not 16 lane. Note the "Express" in the nomenclature. my question to you is did you not read the specs or did not understand. Suggest you do more research on line on the difference between varions type of mobo slots and what they do or what they accommodate in a way of cards. "http://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-900331-Radeon-Express-Graphics/dp/B004DCA8W6/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t"
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We are unable to answer compatibility question for certain PC model. If your PC has PCI express x 16 slot and it is PCIE 2.0 standard or higher compliant with minimum 400 watt power supply then it should work.The system you have seems like a slim tower, since this card comes with a pair of low profile bracket, it can be shortened to fit almost all slim tower system.ThanksCopystars Support
169766
I used it in a Dell Optiplex 455 SFF - if your system is anything like what I have, you should have no problems - hope this helps..
1340216
It should work with the Dell system you mentioned. The card has a PCI-E 2.0 bus .
364302
Yes the Optiplex 755 should have (check specs) a PCIE slot which this adapter would fit into.
1042687
yes. Pci express 2.0 is fine. thats what mine is on. theres not a lot of boards w/ pci 3.0 anyway or they are very expensive. you'll lose nothing on a pci-E 2.0
602022
It should work. First make sure that the motherboard has a PCI Express 2.0 or higher, if so, it has to work.
848920
My Dell OptiPlex GX280 does not accept it either. I am not sure if the problem is with the RAM though.
276368
You will need a spare PCI-Express slot for the card. Open the case and see if you have one. Or check with Dell for your specific model number.Some factory motherboards have an extra, unused PCI-E slot ... many (most) do not. If not the only option is to change the motherboard too.
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This is a full-sized card that will occupy 2 slots. you need to make sure that there is room in the case, and that you have a standard PCI bus available. I'm not familiar with that specific system, but I do know that Dell is sometimes a bit weird with regard to hardware. I would think that if the requirements I mentioned above work, then it should be fine.
1553142
all I can tell you is that I have a dell 4600 with a pci slot and it works fine make sure you have a pci slot available
972738
It is a PCI express card. So as long as you have a port for it, it will work.
594039
I have this card installed in a few Dell OptiPlex computers. Works Great. DDR3 refers to the memory on the video card not the computer.You should have no problems.