From: Ben Myers on
On 6/10/2010 11:01 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
> Ben Myers wrote:
>> On 6/10/2010 9:56 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
>>> On 6/10/2010 3:47 PM, mc wrote:
>>>> I have few optiplex gx260 and 280 models (desktop) that have the 180
>>>> and 210 watt supplies. Is there anyone out there that designed a
>>>> stronger power supply for these systems? I called dell and asked them
>>>> if they had a pc express video card (low profile) for the gx280 and
>>>> they could not find one that would work with the 210 watt
>>>> supply.....go figure
>>>> mc
>>>
>>> I have never seen higher rated power supplies for the desktop and small
>>> form factor Optiplex GX240, GX260, GX270, and GX280.
>>>
>>> What Dell did not tell you is that they have exactly zero inventory of
>>> low profile PCI Express cards. That's why they could not find one. Any
>>> low profile PCI Express card will work in the small Optiplex GX280
>>> system. This is not saying very much, because the choice is extremely
>>> limited, as very few card manufacturers bothered with low profile PCI
>>> Express. Numerically, there is/was not much of a market for these cards.
>>>
>>> I have some fanless ATI Radeon X600 SE 128MB DDR1 PCI-e Video Card for
>>> the Dell OptiPlex GX280 (Dell part number F9595). These are
>>> factory-sealed in original Dell anti-static bags. How many do you need?
>>>
>>> ... Ben Myers
>>
>> P.S.: The F9595 has a DVI connector only... Ben
>
> i thought that the f9595 was a full height card (technically a half
> height card but with a full height bracket). the dell part g9184 is the
> same card with the half height bracket. and though it only has a single
> dvi port a dvi to vga connector or a dvi to dual vga conenctor can be
> used with the x600.

You're right, Christopher. The F9595 has a full-length bracket. I do
have some P4007 with the half-height bracket. Also ATI Radeon, but X300
chip. Cards have an ATI part number on them, but the markings do not
look like the usual ATI contract manufacturer... Ben

From: HH on
I found a low profile (w low profile bracket) ATI Radeon X1300 PCI-E X16
card on eBay for $12.99. It works great in my Optiplex 620 SFF Dell. I
recently gave away an Optiplex GX280 SFF and found an nVidia 7200 card for
it on eBay. They are out there.

HH



"Ben Myers" <ben_myers(a)charter.net> wrote in message
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> On 6/10/2010 11:01 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
>> Ben Myers wrote:
>>> On 6/10/2010 9:56 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
>>>> On 6/10/2010 3:47 PM, mc wrote:
>>>>> I have few optiplex gx260 and 280 models (desktop) that have the 180
>>>>> and 210 watt supplies. Is there anyone out there that designed a
>>>>> stronger power supply for these systems? I called dell and asked them
>>>>> if they had a pc express video card (low profile) for the gx280 and
>>>>> they could not find one that would work with the 210 watt
>>>>> supply.....go figure
>>>>> mc
>>>>
>>>> I have never seen higher rated power supplies for the desktop and small
>>>> form factor Optiplex GX240, GX260, GX270, and GX280.
>>>>
>>>> What Dell did not tell you is that they have exactly zero inventory of
>>>> low profile PCI Express cards. That's why they could not find one. Any
>>>> low profile PCI Express card will work in the small Optiplex GX280
>>>> system. This is not saying very much, because the choice is extremely
>>>> limited, as very few card manufacturers bothered with low profile PCI
>>>> Express. Numerically, there is/was not much of a market for these
>>>> cards.
>>>>
>>>> I have some fanless ATI Radeon X600 SE 128MB DDR1 PCI-e Video Card for
>>>> the Dell OptiPlex GX280 (Dell part number F9595). These are
>>>> factory-sealed in original Dell anti-static bags. How many do you need?
>>>>
>>>> ... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> P.S.: The F9595 has a DVI connector only... Ben
>>
>> i thought that the f9595 was a full height card (technically a half
>> height card but with a full height bracket). the dell part g9184 is the
>> same card with the half height bracket. and though it only has a single
>> dvi port a dvi to vga connector or a dvi to dual vga conenctor can be
>> used with the x600.
>
> You're right, Christopher. The F9595 has a full-length bracket. I do
> have some P4007 with the half-height bracket. Also ATI Radeon, but X300
> chip. Cards have an ATI part number on them, but the markings do not look
> like the usual ATI contract manufacturer... Ben
>