Greetings,
I seems that my 6800 Ultra Go in my XPS Gen 2 has died. Can I put an ATI x300 board in its place? I don't use the PC for gaming much now, and can get a 32MB x300 for $30. I run only 1280 x 800 resolution... would the 32MB card work fairly well enough for non-video-intensive applications? I may want to have my 6800 Ultra Go repaired or replaced with a 7800 GTX, but the expense is considerable. Plus, having a spare to fall back on isn't a bad idea - this is our only computer. At the very least spending $30 would help verify that it is indeed the video board that has failed. I'm also not to keen on spending $300 for a board if it is expected to fail as my 6800U did (though the failure may partially be my fault... I didn't keep up with the cleaning and it did seem to run a little hot).
Can I just simply swap out the board, or would other modifications be necessary? I want this to be seamless. In fact, what about the vanilla 6800? Could I simply swap one of those in? Which boards are reliable? Many thanks!
I seems that my 6800 Ultra Go in my XPS Gen 2 has died. Can I put an ATI x300 board in its place? I don't use the PC for gaming much now, and can get a 32MB x300 for $30. I run only 1280 x 800 resolution... would the 32MB card work fairly well enough for non-video-intensive applications? I may want to have my 6800 Ultra Go repaired or replaced with a 7800 GTX, but the expense is considerable. Plus, having a spare to fall back on isn't a bad idea - this is our only computer. At the very least spending $30 would help verify that it is indeed the video board that has failed. I'm also not to keen on spending $300 for a board if it is expected to fail as my 6800U did (though the failure may partially be my fault... I didn't keep up with the cleaning and it did seem to run a little hot).
Can I just simply swap out the board, or would other modifications be necessary? I want this to be seamless. In fact, what about the vanilla 6800? Could I simply swap one of those in? Which boards are reliable? Many thanks!
