PSU upgrade

[tayla13]

hey,

I don't kno whether people have seen my other topic "IBM thinkcentre a50/s50 case" but im still in the search n ways to upgarde my pc, specs:

2.66 Ghz celeron D
512 mb pc2700 ram
onboard intel extreme 2 graphics
40 gb harddrive

i have found a decent PCI graphics card, but this needs a 300w power supply, an mine is a mere 200w. I have heard of reports saying you do not always need the required amount, but this seems to stretch it? Is there any way i can upgrade the power supply? this is the pc:

IBM thinkcentre a50/s50

and here are pics:

http://www.macleshop.de/images/8183_Thinkcentre_s50.jpg

http://www-5.ibm.com/es/press/fotos/informaticapersonal/i/TCS50_3.jpg

thanks for any help

tayla13

 

[WorldIndustries]

I'm not sure, but you might need a special PSU made by IBM... It's called proprietary parts. And one reason why branded PC's suck.

 

[tayla13]

ye, ive thought of that, but it being an older pc, i dont know whether they would make replacement parts / higher power parts for the same machine, also do they sell them or just send replacements under warranty, (which none of us have)