Question 1

Can you confirm It is a PCI Express 1X and not a 16X?

Accepted Answer

It is PCI Express 3.0 1X.

I installed this into a friends PC since it was either this or a 8600 on a standard PCI slot for a bit more cash. I figured even with the slight throttling on the card from making it run on a slower slot than it's standard 3.0 config, that it would still perform better than the older card.

It's upgraded his performance in WoW enough to make his old pc handle it without too much of a heat issue.

You could still plug an x1 card into an x16 slot though.

Question 2

does this one only works on pcie x 1 slot? thanks for the reply.

Accepted Answer

it should work as long as you install the card and don't force it make sure the pins and everything all line up but it is up to your motherboard whether or not it will actually function properly if you have a manual just look it up in there. honestly if you have an X 16 slot by the xfx radeon r7750 core edition 2gb card it is about $100 has a lifetime warranty and comes with 5 free video games to go along with it. it is listed as a PCI Express 3.0 but will work in the older slots including 1.0 and 2.0 and if you upgrade your computer later you can transfer this card. just make sure your power supply is capable of at least 450 watts. This card you were looking at I just bought for an older computer that my wife is running that we're not doing any gaming on. if you plan on doing anything with HD video or playing video games you should get the XFX card. the XFX card also has HDMI DVI and VGA output and supports dual monitors and if you use the HDMI it also puts out 5.1 surround sound through your television with the HDMI port. I am using XFX in my computer and a jump my windows experience rating up to a 6.8

Question 3

does this work on HP DC5700 3.4GHz 2GB 160GB Win 7 Microtower PC (Refurbished)
that has ADD2 Support Only? and it does have a pcie x 1 slot.

the tech says it might not work because of its PCI Express 3.0

what would you suggest?

Accepted Answer

It should work no problem. The only things you need to look out for are does the machine have a slot that can support it card. A PCI Express slot x1,x4,x8, or x16 will be fine as this card can go in any of them, and yes it is a PCI Express x1  Card. I am using this card in a work computer (Dell 740) that uses ddr2 memory. DDR2 Memory and DDR3 Video Memory are two different things. The PCI Express 3.0 wont affect anything either as the card is backwards compatible.

I would say get the card if you need a low form factor option with multi monitor support. It wont play games at ultra but for work it is great.

Question 4

Can this card be used to drive 2 monitors via HDMI and DVI simultaneously? Or can it only operate dual monitor via VGA + HDMI or DVI?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can drive two separate monitors. I just tested it I tried one HDMI and one DVI. Got dual displays that way. Also I have a third monitor using a second NVIDIA video card that supports dual so on have a total of 3 in use. I use this card just for the HDMI in my setup.

Question 5

would this card work with a dell dimension 3100? 2 gb of ram, intel pentium 4 2.8GHz, 230W power supply. also... I read something about the pci express x1 slot in some dells are made for a sound card, not a video card, does anyone know if that is true for the motherboard in a dell dimension 3100? Thanks for taking the time to help me!

Accepted Answer

Generally speaking a PCIe Slot (or most any PCI type slot) can be used for most any card available, I currently have 2 raid controllers a video controller and a multi-port NIC on one motherboard using the PCIe slots.  I purchased this card to put in one of my MINI systems, can quickly realized that I did not have the  power to push the card, you need at least a 300W power supply (which is stated on the Specifications tab on newegg)  a 230 might work, but I would not bet on it!

Question 6

Windows10 compatible?

Accepted Answer

you would have to check with Microsoft on that I don't know if any hardware has been set up for Windows 10 compatibility yet. so go to the Microsoft Support website and email them the card information and see if they can help you. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help.

Question 7

Will this card fit a Dell PowerEdge SC430?

Accepted Answer

your best bet to find out if that will fit that tower is to call Dell customer support they will help even on older computers that are out of warranty because Dell computers are very picky about what type of video cards will work in them and they will be the best ones to ask about it as they will have the compatibility information.

Question 8

My computer is a Dell Dimension E310 with x1 express, this
card says pci express 3.0 in one place then underneath it says

x1..which is it,? will it work in Dell Dimension E310?
if so I will order it

Accepted Answer

Yes, this will work in your E310. The card is an x1-size card, and your motherboard has an x1 slot. Because x1 is the smallest-length slot, this card will also work in x4, x8, and x16 slots. 3.0 is the current version of the PCI Express standard, meaning this card works with all newer motherboards and is backward-compatible with PCI Express 2.0 (What your computer most likely has). In other words, this card is compatible with virtually every system that has any type of PCI Express slot.

Question 9

I have an HP slimline with  a 220 watt power supply.  Is that enough to power this card?

Accepted Answer

According to Nvidia, 300w is the minimum for a system with a GT610. You might be able to get away with it because they often publish a higher minimum then needed to account for manufacturing differences, but I don't think I'd risk it, that's a pretty large gap.

Question 10

what minimum power supply wattage is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Nvidia's geforce site states 300 watt power suply. It uses a maximum of 29 watts. I have this card in a HP Micro server N36L I believe my power supply is a 200 watt. System has 3 harddrives and a SSD drive no issues. I'm using it for remote desktop acceleration for windows server 2012 r2 for vm guests. So it may never pull the max 29 watts.

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