One caution you should know about Dells (unless they have reformed in
the last 5 years) is that the Dell power supplies may have proprietary,
non-standard power supply connectors. When you add that honking stereo
graphics card, you will also likely have to upgrade your power supply,
and you might have to get it from a specialized vendor instead of
off-the-shelf. Check this out before rebuilding a Dell box. I build my
own workstations using off-the-shelf motherboards, cases, and other
parts. Micro-ATX boards will fit in a small form factor (boxy) case that
will accommodate full-size graphics cards with good cooling. You can
build a very fast dual- or quad-core computer for just over $1000 plus
your graphics card. Assuming you like to do this kind of thing.
Cheers, Roger Rowlett
Christopher Bahl wrote:
> A cheaper option than building an entire new computer is to transfer the
> parts out of the Dell case and into a standard ATX format case. We
> ended up going this route with 3 of our Dells because the poor cooling
> in the cases was frying the hard drives (and just barely out of warranty
> too, imagine that!). Not all the Dell motherboards are in the ATX
> format however, so you may need to drill and tap some holes in the new
> case in order to mount the motherboard.
> Good luck!
>
> -Chris
>
>
> Roger Rowlett wrote:
>
>> <Gina Clayton> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi CCP4ers
>>> I know I am churning over a well discussed subject but:
>>>
>>> We have been trying to figure out the best way to use our NuVision
>>> graphics glasses on the OPTIPLEX 755 Dell.
>>>
>>> Turns out the graphics card (NVIDIA FX 3700) is not compatible with
>>> this type of computer due to size issues.
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend the type of glasses and or if it is possible to
>>> use them for 3D viewing ?O and Coot- on an Apple?
>>>
>>> Or does anyone know of an alternative glass/card I could use on the
>>> OPTIPLEX 755?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gina
>>>
>>>
>> I assume you have a small form factor chassis for your Optiplex 755.
>> If so, there are not many (any?) stereo-compatible graphics cards that
>> do not require a full-size PCI-express slot. Given the cost of an
>> NVIDIA FX-3700 graphics card, it might be cheaper to build the
>> computer around the card. Any reasonable dual-core computer with a
>> full-size chassis and a PCI-express slot should work well. You will
>> also need a CRT monitor to get stereo output.
>>
>> It used to be cheaper to get stereo graphics. I have old Nvidia Quadro
>> 980XGLs ($500) in a single-core Pentium 4 workstation and they work
>> pretty well still. You can still find them around, but they require an
>> AGP slot not common on current motherboards.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>
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