One caution you should know about Dells (unless they have reformed in
the last 5 years) is that the Dell power supplies may have proprietary,
non-standard power supply connectors. When you add that honking stereo
graphics card, you will also likely have to upgrade your power supply,
and you might have to get it from a specialized vendor instead of
off-the-shelf. Check this out before rebuilding a Dell box. I build my
own workstations using off-the-shelf motherboards, cases, and other
parts. Micro-ATX boards will fit in a small form factor (boxy) case that
will accommodate full-size graphics cards with good cooling. You can
build a very fast dual- or quad-core computer for just over $1000 plus
your graphics card. Assuming you like to do this kind of thing.
Cheers, Roger Rowlett
Christopher Bahl wrote:
A cheaper option than building an entire new computer is to transfer the
parts out of the Dell case and into a standard ATX format case. We
ended up going this route with 3 of our Dells because the poor cooling
in the cases was frying the hard drives (and just barely out of warranty
too, imagine that!). Not all the Dell motherboards are in the ATX
format however, so you may need to drill and tap some holes in the new
case in order to mount the motherboard.
Good luck!
-Chris
Roger Rowlett wrote:
<Gina Clayton> wrote:
Hi CCP4ers
I know I am churning over a well discussed subject but:
We have been trying to figure out the best way to use our NuVision
graphics glasses on the OPTIPLEX 755 Dell.
Turns out the graphics card (NVIDIA FX 3700) is not compatible with
this type of computer due to size issues.
Can anyone recommend the type of glasses and or if it is possible to
use them for 3D viewing ?O and Coot- on an Apple?
Or does anyone know of an alternative glass/card I could use on the
OPTIPLEX 755?
Thanks in advance
Gina
I assume you have a small form factor chassis for your Optiplex 755.
If so, there are not many (any?) stereo-compatible graphics cards that
do not require a full-size PCI-express slot. Given the cost of an
NVIDIA FX-3700 graphics card, it might be cheaper to build the
computer around the card. Any reasonable dual-core computer with a
full-size chassis and a PCI-express slot should work well. You will
also need a CRT monitor to get stereo output.
It used to be cheaper to get stereo graphics. I have old Nvidia Quadro
980XGLs ($500) in a single-core Pentium 4 workstation and they work
pretty well still. You can still find them around, but they require an
AGP slot not common on current motherboards.
Cheers,
