Video card options for M65 d-dock...? ... Just picked up a Precision M65 off craigslist, my first new (to me) computer in almost 10 years! ;-)I will use it ...

reyxlp · 01-31-2007, 03:09 PM

Just picked up a Precision M65 off craigslist, my first new (to me) computer in almost 10 years! ;-)

I will use it mostly for work, but I also feel the video game itch coming back and I'm wondering if there is a decent video card out there that would fit into the PCI slot of the D-Dock for this thing?

It's got the FX 350M which I'm very happy with but isn't optimized for gaming.

I used to be very up to date on all these things, but that was 10 years ago - anyone know of a card that will fit the D-Dock and outperform the FX 350M for gaming applications?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

Yoob@NBF · 01-31-2007, 05:38 PM

The only videocard you could actually use that would be considered gaming oriented would be the X1300 which is more or less the same as what you have in your system now. In some cases your card is better especially since its not running on an aging PCI slot. the FX350 should do well in gaming just dont expect it to fly with colors with everything turned up.

MrEvil · 02-03-2007, 01:17 AM

Yeah, the FX350M is going to do alot better than anything you can put in that PCI Slot. That PCI slot is double nerfed because of the fact that it is actually connected to the laptop via USB. Use it for a sound card, or eSATA card.

01-31-2007, 03:09 PM	#1
reyxlp Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33 Credits: -283	Video card options for M65 d-dock...? Just picked up a Precision M65 off craigslist, my first new (to me) computer in almost 10 years! ;-) I will use it mostly for work, but I also feel the video game itch coming back and I'm wondering if there is a decent video card out there that would fit into the PCI slot of the D-Dock for this thing? It's got the FX 350M which I'm very happy with but isn't optimized for gaming. I used to be very up to date on all these things, but that was 10 years ago - anyone know of a card that will fit the D-Dock and outperform the FX 350M for gaming applications? Any advice would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

01-31-2007, 05:38 PM	#2
Yoob@NBF Formerly DELL-Machina Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,241 Reviews: 1 Benchmarks: 3 Credits: 664	The only videocard you could actually use that would be considered gaming oriented would be the X1300 which is more or less the same as what you have in your system now. In some cases your card is better especially since its not running on an aging PCI slot. the FX350 should do well in gaming just dont expect it to fly with colors with everything turned up. __________________ HP Blackbird 002: Phoenix 2009 Gaming Beast Core 2 Quad 9450 @ 3.6Ghz \| 24" WUXGA HP LP2475w S-IPS \| 4 GB 800Mhz \| 2x Geforce GTX 260 216 SLI \| 640GB x2 RAID0 + 3TB \| 16x DVD+RW \| Win7 x64 Ultimate HTPC: Atlus 2009 HTPC Phenom 8650 X3 \| 46" Panasonic TH46PZ85U 1080P \| 4 GB 800Mhz \| Radeon 4850 512MB \| 750 GB \| 16x DVD+RW \| Win7 x64 Ultimate Alienware M15x: ValkyrieTwo 2009 Road Warrior Core i7m 720 \| 15.6" WFHD+ 1080p LED \| 4GB DDR3 1066Mhz \| Geforce GTX 260m 1GB \| 120GB Vertex SSD \| 8x DVD+R \| Intel 5300 B/G/N \| Win7 x64 Ultimate

02-03-2007, 01:17 AM	#3
MrEvil The Dr House of PC repair Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 4,344 Credits: 499	Yeah, the FX350M is going to do alot better than anything you can put in that PCI Slot. That PCI slot is double nerfed because of the fact that it is actually connected to the laptop via USB. Use it for a sound card, or eSATA card. __________________ Notebook Forums' resident Dell/IBM/Sony field service technician. My Notebook: Dell Latitude D820 \| Intel Core Duo T2500 \| 2GB DDR2 \| 15" WSXGA screen \| nVidia Quadro 120m \| 250GB Hard Drive \| Samsung DVD-RW drive My Netbook: ASUS Eee(vil)PC 1000HE upgraded to 2GB of RAM running Windows 7 My Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9300 @ 3.5Ghz Liquid cooled \| 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR 1066 \| ATi Radeon 4870 \| Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB \| ASUS Maximus Formula motherboard \| Vista Ultimate x64

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