I just this graphics card for christmas, and I was wondering if it compatible with my Dell Dimension 3000 desktop.I also wanted to say MERRY Christmas too you guys cause I haven't been on in a while.Also, the computer has 256 mb of DDR ram, but the card is DDR2, does that make a difference?I did some googling, and it appears that the Dell Dimension 3000 has no AGP or PCI-E slot, so you can't upgrade the graphics unless you use a PCI slot.
Sorry.
Merry Christmas to you too.
Oh, and the DDR/DDR2 thing doesn't matter with graphics cards and RAM, it's only with RAM you need to worry about it.
So that doesn't matter, but you have no expansion slot for the card.
Next time you may want to do some more research before buying a graphics card to make sure it fits.That is correct Calum. This Dimension will need a PCI card and was never meant to be a gaming machine. Be sure the card has no major power supply requirements, because the Dimension 3000 you describe has a 250 w PSU, and it is Dell specific so you cannot just go get one off the shelf. The card you describe will NEVER work, no matter what.

If you want to game it will be better and cheaper to just START out with another machine, although you already have a nice video card.Well, they sell the same card just in PCI express, can I use it like that?PCI = yes
AGP = no
PCI-E = no

Sorry!

And a faster card, such as x1600XT, but with 256mb would be better. I mean 512mb is more than your main system ram!Thanks for the help guys, and am now going to destroy this piece of crap Dell that my parents gave me because I don't have the money to do anything to it.GX1_Man is a Dell collector, sorta weird eh? The Dimension you have is not a piece of crap. It is what it is -  a basic word processing, e-mail, internet surfing, etc. machine - NOT a gaming platform. It does the functions it was designed for well.

The 3000 is an entry level computer. One that you want to upgrade ad infinitum would be a custom built PC rather than an HP, Compaq, Dell, etc. basic machine. This is like bying a Lamborghini engine and complaining because it doesn't go in a Chevy Corsica. It was not made to, and the Corsica was not designed to accept it.

If you don't want it, sell it to a friend (or their mother or grandmother), on eBay or send it on to me.  I am just frustrated because I really wanted that card for christmas. I like the computer, just wish I could have some kind of gaming in it.It's a nice card, just not appropriate for that computer.Here's what you would need to make it a gaming PC:
A new CPU, oops mobo isnt compatible, need a mobo too, more RAM.
And it would still be a minimal machine.
Get an AMD Athlon 64, a mobo that is compatible (939 or AM2 depending), a gig of RAM, and THEN you can install the graphics card. Also make sure the mobo has a AGP8x slot. it will cost about $200 for the upgrades!
$60 Athlon 64
$40 MOTHERBOARD it will most likely be $50 or more though.
$100 1Gb RAM

Depending on the card, you may even need a new PSU as well. That LEAVES the CD-ROM and case that remain and hard drive that remain.And a different case because that one will not work with a different power supply.

Also, those estimates are low.Yes, where are you buying your components from?

If you're getting a new computer I would, if possible, return/exchange your AGP card for a PCI-E one. But you're not going to get a new computer that much better than your current one for $200. Sorry.