dell 8400 HELP PLEASE! :(

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racingrox11

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So i have this 7-year-old computer. It just got a massive virus and wiped the system clean. This actually helped me, i just got iRacing and that is the only thing on the computer except for java and stuff. So i can run iRacing, at an average of 30fps (horrible). I know nothing about this stuff so i asked a good friend who does, i have 2GB of RAM so he said all i should need is a new graphics card. So, with a price range of $100-$200 i went out and stupidly just bought one. i bought a GTX 460 for $150. After i did this i found out i needed 450psu, a dell 8400 has 350psu. So i looked up psu for a dell 8400 and found a Silencer 500w Dell. It puts out 500psu. Would this fix all my problems? The computer has plenty of room for the GTX 460 itself
 
Welcome to the forum.

It should fix part of your problems... Youre also slow because of the cpu... As the videocard and cpu go hand n hand.

The 500W will be enough, but you need 2 pci-e connectors to power the card, which i just found it does.... So you should be fine.
 
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