Uprading the Neighbor

[Curbkiddytech]

Okay so my neighbor came to me today asking for computer help. They bought a game for their son, 18 Wheels of Steel Extreme Trucker 2, to run on their Dell Inspiron 530 with a Quad Core 2.4 GHz machine. However they got this error message after installation about video problems. I updated their video drivers but I'm afraid they can't run the game off the G44/45 chipset forcing them to upgrade to an actual card. They only have a 250 W power supply in the machine as well so I probably need to upgrade that too.

They don't want to spend a lot of money so what would be a good recommendation for both a 500 W power supply and a new graphics card? Remember I'm looking for both quality products but for a good price.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[MindoverMaster]

Antec is about the cheapest, good manufacturer.

Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

As for graphics, i'm not all sure. I'll leave that to the next man.

 

[Trotter]

Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE ST50F-ES 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Newegg.com - Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

All good PSUs.

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100254HDMI Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

That should handle the game.

 

[MindoverMaster]

Or that...

 

[Curbkiddytech]

Thanks for the recommendations, however the graphics card you posted has now gone out of stock. Could you recommend another one with similar quality and price?

 

[aikbix]

Would this work?

Newegg.com - PowerColor AX4650 1GBK3-H Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card