Ok, so my friend gave me a NVIDIA e-GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card PCI-E, and i was wondering if my computer could handle the upgrade. Im thinking the power supply would not be able to, but what if I were to unplug the cd drive to save power(Might be a bad idea not sure.)
Edit: He also gave me a eVGA Nvdidia G-force 6600 card, would that be a noticeable upgrade from my intergrated one? If the 8800 doesnt work out.
I get the feeling im going to need a new PSU, so do I just take meassurements from the inside? To make sure it fits and will new PSU Include its measurements.
Here are my specs
Brand HP - Compaq
Model - DX2450(KA574UT#ABA)
Form Factor Micro Tower
Processor AMD Athlon X2 4450B(2.3GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 2 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory 2GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive 80GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0 Gb/s NCQ
Optical Drive 1 DVD/CD-RW combo
Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
Audio RealTek ALC888S High Definition Audio Codec
Ethernet 10/100/1000 NIC
Power Supply 300W
Keyboard PS/2 standard keyboard
Mouse USB 2-button optical scroll mouse
Operating System Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total) 1 full-height PCI 2.3
2 full-height PCIe x1
1 full-height PCIe x16
Heres a link to my computer on newegg if you want to see all my specs just click specifications Newegg.com - HP Compaq DX2450(KA574UT#ABA) Athlon X2 4450B(2.3GHz) 2GB DDR2 80GB NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade - Desktop PCs
Thanks
Edit: He also gave me a eVGA Nvdidia G-force 6600 card, would that be a noticeable upgrade from my intergrated one? If the 8800 doesnt work out.
I get the feeling im going to need a new PSU, so do I just take meassurements from the inside? To make sure it fits and will new PSU Include its measurements.
Here are my specs
Brand HP - Compaq
Model - DX2450(KA574UT#ABA)
Form Factor Micro Tower
Processor AMD Athlon X2 4450B(2.3GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 2 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory 2GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive 80GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0 Gb/s NCQ
Optical Drive 1 DVD/CD-RW combo
Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
Audio RealTek ALC888S High Definition Audio Codec
Ethernet 10/100/1000 NIC
Power Supply 300W
Keyboard PS/2 standard keyboard
Mouse USB 2-button optical scroll mouse
Operating System Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total) 1 full-height PCI 2.3
2 full-height PCIe x1
1 full-height PCIe x16
Heres a link to my computer on newegg if you want to see all my specs just click specifications Newegg.com - HP Compaq DX2450(KA574UT#ABA) Athlon X2 4450B(2.3GHz) 2GB DDR2 80GB NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade - Desktop PCs
Thanks