“I have a dell xps 8300 series with AMD Radeon HD 6450 and I7 2600 3.4 GHz , blue-ray and would like to replace it with this card. Will fit and work?”
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It's a long card, and it's a double decker (meaning it takes up two spots on the back of your PC where the video ports are). Basically I had to open my case and visually inspect the room on my ASUS motherboard to make sure nothing would interfere. It's a mini ATX MoBo in a mini ATX case, but it fit. If you run into any kind of problem it would be with the length of the card, that is, the opposite end of where all the video ports are, if there isn't clearance up by the front of your case then it might be a problem. My biggest issue was cord management after I installed a 750 watt power supply to run this thing (i think 500 is recommended but I want extra power in case I upgrade my MoBo, or for future PC's). Bear with me, I'll presume you have not much experience on the inside of a PC. In the picture, the big fan is where the CPU is. Right below it is the old video card. It's the gizmo sticking out flat with the pink-ish wire running to it. Look how much room I have to the right of the card (front end of the PC). That card took up some of that space. If you have that much room, and have two slots open on the back of your PC, you will probably be ok. HTH.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Just put mine in an xps, tight fit but it works. I'm a little concerned about the cooling but it seems to be working fine. Be careful because there is an issue with the bios on some xps models that will not take these newer cards. Make sure your bios is updated before installing and keep your reciept just in case.
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