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Hi, i really need help and i think its a simple problem im just not really good with hardware.

I have a 20" samsung syncmaster, an awesome screen, however the colors are all messed up. I tested the screen on my laptop and works great. So the problem is in the desktop. It is an old dell optiplex gx270, 2gb ram, i think its pentium 4, 2.80GHZ. I have 2 questions,

1. Obviously the graphics card inside isnt working good cause i tried everything, updating, resoloution, drivers, all. So i decided to buy a new card. I bought this one : ]nVidia GeForce FX5200 AGP 128mb DDR Dual DVI Dell F1810. Will it work with my computer? if yes is it a good card for using photoshop and other graphic programs from Adobe. If not what do you suggest i get? im on a limited budget. However, if this will work okay then i will stick to it.
Also, does it have to have a cable with it?

Second question,

2. Scanning my system with crucial memory scan from crucial.com, it says my computer will hold up to 4gb ram. I have 2gb now, 1gb stick x2. I want to upgrade to 4 but when i installed these 2 1gb sticks i did not see anymore slots for anymore ram to be installed, even though it says there is 4 slots for 4 gb. How can i do that? can i buy 2gb sticks anywhere? and install 2gb and 2gb in 2 slots?

Im sorry if im rambling too much but i really need help cause i just bought this lcd monitor brand new and really want it to work correctly.

Thanks alot. Waiting for your help. Much appreciated.

Thanks,

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— short expert summary and next steps.

Start with the easiest checks (these fix most tint/colour problems): reseat or swap the video cable, try both the card’s DVI and the monitor’s VGA inputs (or a different DVI/VGA cable), and inspect the connectors for bent pins. A single-colour cast or a missing channel is frequently a cable/connector fault. (blog.silverpc.hu)

Quick diagnostics (do these in order)

  • Look at the image during POST/BIOS: if the tint is present before Windows loads the driver the problem is hardware (card, cable, or monitor port).
  • Try the motherboard’s onboard VGA (remove the AGP card and plug the monitor to the board) — if colours are correct, the discrete card is bad.
  • If the tint appears only in Windows, do a clean driver uninstall and reinstall the correct NVIDIA driver (use safe mode if needed).

About the FX5200 AGP card you bought: the FX5200 is an AGP card (AGP 8x-era) so it will fit a GX270 desktop/midtower AGP slot in most cases, but check the GX270 chassis size and card physical dimensions first — small-form-factor Dell machines accept low‑profile cards only. (en.wikipedia.org) The FX5200 (128MB) is an older, low‑end card: it will display your monitor but is limited for heavy Photoshop work. Photoshop benefits far more from system RAM and CPU than an old 128MB GPU; older Adobe docs recommend 256MB+ VRAM for GPU-accelerated features. () Also note many cards do not ship with a full monitor cable — check the seller and have a known-good DVI or VGA cable ready.

Memory upgrade: confirm which GX270 chassis you have — the desktop and mini‑tower boards expose four DIMM sockets, while the Small Form Factor exposes only two. (manuals.plus) Dell’s documentation also notes that a full 4GB configuration historically used four 1GB DIMMs and that a 32‑bit OS will show slightly less than 4GB usable. (manualshelf.com) If you cannot find extra slots, check the service manual or the system service tag before buying larger DIMMs; install memory in matched pairs per the board rules. (kingston.com)

Next actions: swap the cable first, test onboard video, confirm chassis/slot count (open the cover or check Dell docs), and only then decide whether to return/replace the FX5200 or buy RAM.

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Why is no one helping or replying to me? IS my question stupid or something like that? should i post it somewhere else?

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