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Ok was thinking about putting a secondary graphics card as well as upgrading the ram but how do I figure out what I would be able to put into the machine as it is a few years old. I know it can't run PCI express. Its a dell 8300 P4 2.8GHz with 1.5 GB ram

If it doesn't have PCIe, then you're probably looking at a PCI card. This is less than ideal as the bandwidth to the card is seriously lacking compared to an AGP or PCIe card. You're better off replacing your current card than adding a PCI card.

I would like to be able to set up dual monitors is there a pci card that has dual ports.

dragon wrote:I would like to be able to set up dual monitors is there a pci card that has dual ports.

Yes, quite a few PCI cards have dual ports. But whats stopping you from using your primary graphics card dual ports?

Ace Pace wrote:

dragon wrote:I would like to be able to set up dual monitors is there a pci card that has dual ports.

Yes, quite a few PCI cards have dual ports. But whats stopping you from using your primary graphics card dual ports?

Um apparently me being an idiot and not realizing my card already had dual ports. Never mind.