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I am trying to install a new VGA video card to my computer (a Dell Optiplex 380 mini-tower). This computer has a PCIe slot for add-in cards. I purchased a PCIe VGA video card on eBay but it doesn't fit the PCIe slot (the keyway and keyway slots don't match up - see picture below).
I"m confused. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?
I looked at several other cards on eBay and they all look like the lower image below (won't fit).

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John Wilson
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The black slot is PCIe, the white slots are PCI (no "e").

You cannot fit a PCIe graphics card in the white slots.

To confirm, from the Dell Optiplex Technical Manual

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Your slot closest to the battery is the PCIe slot, the other two are PCI only.

Mokubai
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