HI,ddp, So the cap going bad has no relationship to the rest of the PC. So what happens on the video card stays on the video card maybe.
the reason for my comment on "get a new card" was the fact you used brute force to remove part of the capacitor instead of using the soldering iron to completely remove the capacitor.
i get you there ddp.could have done damage to the board by ripping the cap out.ive got a nvidia 7600gtx with 4 blown caps.since its an agp card i am not in a big hurry to fix it.
HI,I checked with TIGERDIRECT and they said that the card in post #5 would work,but when i chatted with them they said i would have wait for up to 2.5 months for a reward card so i searched for a source closer to home and WALMART had the same card that could i order cost about $48.00 includes S/H&TAX should have it in a week. PSU may be questionable ,but will see. Is it true that Pus's in a DELL are hard to replace as this DELL'S PSU is only 305watts and i have read they diminish their wattage over the years,thanks Of course i could put a 9volt battery in my CRAY 21 in basement,can not afford the power bills.
aldan, i think i have the same card as that that was in my print server computer. replaced at least 6 of the same type because they had popped. whiskey99, what is the make & model# of the dell?
HI,ddp,The dell i have is a DELL E521. I did not go with the TIGERDIRECT as i could get the same video card in my post #5 for about $48.00 from wal mart took about a week to get it,put it in my PC downloaded updates before using it and it seems to work quite well GOOGLE EARTH is a lot better then even with the GS7300 Nvidia card. I a program called OCCT that can tell me different things about my PSU it says that i am using about 270watts running my PC if i were to play different video games that probably change quite a bit i thought i read somewhere that the PSU in DELLS are not that easy to change because of their size is this right as i think if i were to play games i would have to upgrade to about 550watts,thanks
service manual link ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_dimension_desktops/dimension-e521_service%20manual_en-us.pdf it appears to use a standard size psu dimension wise so can use any psu you want.
Yes I have a Dell Dimension E520 and it uses a standard Power Supply.I got a good deal on a larger wattage PSU at TIGERDIRECT for mine.450 watts for $39.
HI,Thank you all for the replies,because i had somewhere that you could not put just any PSU in a DELL this good to hear
depends on the shape of the dell computer as some of their decktops not towers won't accept a standard size psu as to big as needs slim version psu.
Your Dell E521 has the same dimensions as my E520 as you can see in the photo.So a standard PSU should fit in the case.Just make sure if you purchase a new one that the cables are long enough to reach everything in the case. http://www1.la.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/pt/c521_landing?c=br http://compreviews.about.com/od/maindesk/gr/DimensionE521b.htm http://compreviews.about.com/od/budgetdesk/gr/DimensionE520.htm
HI,I finally got around to changing PSU put in a 500watt ATX hooked it been running for a week no problems so far. Surprised as to size of it about 1/3 smaller then the DELL PSU the wiring took awhile to figure out,but they put enough thought into the ends made easier,also it helped to leave everything still plugged in and changed one wire at a time. Will have to wait and see if the smaller size is good or bad over time.
