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GeForce 6800 PCI vs. PCIe
Hello paparazi, Thanks for the very helpful information. I just took a flashlight to the motherboard and it's basically a Dell relabeled board, so you may well be right about the micro ATX origin. It's been some years since I swapped out a motherboard (and then with assistance), and the...- lleff
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GeForce 6800 PCI vs. PCIe
Hello all, I need to upgrade our desktop's video card, as my husband is a gamer. I purchased a GeForce 6800 card to replace the 5200 card, but find that it requires a PCIe slot. The existing video card is in a PCI slot (it's blue, if that helps) which has a different pin arrangement than a...- lleff
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- Forum: PC hardware - Video issues
