Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop - Upgrades possible?

Question

I bought my Dell Inspiron 530 desktop(530 NOT the 530s) a few years ago after my last computer went kaput and at the time it was pretty dang sweet, but now I'm having trouble running some of the games I want to run.

Is it possible to put a new graphics card in a Dell Inspiron 530(530 NOT the newer 530s)? 

My Specs:
~Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit(Service Pack 2)
~Intel Celeron CPU(apparently its a Celeron 450) running at 2.3GHz
~2GB of ram
~Around 300GB of HDD space
~Integrated Intel GMA G33/G31(I think its technically a 3100 but NOT a x3100) with 128mb of Graphics memory

C-Man · Accepted Answer

Yes, the 530 is a standard tower and has a 300W or 305W power supply.  You can install entry-level gaming cards like these (listed in ascending order of performance):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121397
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134138
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102934
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127586

Since you've got the low-end Celeron 450 processor and only 2GB of RAM, there's probably no point getting anything more expensive than a GT 440 or Radeon HD 6570 (which are about 3fps slower than a Radeon HD 5670).

However, any of those cards would be a major upgrade from your current Intel GMA 3100- that's less than half the speed of the bottom card on this chart:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_520/10.html

Rex Rogers · Answer

you could probably put one in but you wouldnt want to, I just did a google search and got the user manual and it says you have ddr2 2gb, like you said and I dont think that would be good for performance, and the celerons suck compared to recent cpu releases and game developers try to take advantage of new graphic capabilities I would recomend a new computer that way you will have better performance for future game releases

those are listed from imo first to last

either

1 - ibuypower.com

2 - cyberpowerpc.com

3 - Alienware!?

those are listed from imo first to last

either

1 - ibuypower.com
2 - cyberpowerpc.com
3 - Alienware!?

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