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I have a normal pc, it's a dell opltiplex with core i5 it runs good, however it obviously doesn't support games as it's not a gaming computer.. but is it possible to upgrade the graphics card on it to be able to run games? Or no
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It depends, there is 3 versions. I posted down below what the outcome is.

BIG tower then you can use a GTX1050 ti.
Slim tower then you can only use a GT 1030
TINY computer then you can't use a graphics card as there are no PCI-E slots

https://gyazo.com/7dbe16235efdd999922c734e50bf9033.png
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TTG wrote
It depends, there is 3 versions. I posted down below what the outcome is.

BIG tower then you can use a GTX1050 ti.
Slim tower then you can only use a GT 1030
TINY computer then you can't use a graphics card as there are no PCI-E slots

https://gyazo.com/7dbe16235efdd999922c734e50bf9033.png
ahh thank you very much for that! Guess I'm sol! Haha
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Yeah, it's very unlikely you'll be able to add anything substantial. Unfortunately, Dell use a lot of proprietary components these days so upgrading or reusing components can be difficult.

If you're looking to start upgrading, your best bet is to look at what parts you can re-use(CPU, RAM, storage, motherboard?) and what needs to be replaced(case and PSU almost definitely, motherboard if it's proprietary). Then take it from there once you actually have something to start with properly.
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