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You see, right now I have an Inspiron 531. It has two AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processors (4400+) clocked at 2.3 GHz, if my device manager is to be trusted.
It also has an integrated graphics chip (nvidia geforce 6150SE nforce 430). This obviously does not work well for gaming at all. Right now, I just want to be able to play games like Team Fortress 2 and Counterstrike Source well. Right now, I'll be lucky if it runs TF2 at 30 FPS on the lowest settings possible. Without any action going on. I've done a bit of research and it appears that the PSU that came with this computer (my dad bought it back in 2007, I think), wouldn't be powerful enough for a new graphics card.
Do you have any suggestions on what graphics card and power supply unit I would need to get to run TF2 and/or CS:S on high settings at 30 FPS and 1280x800 resolution? Any other upgrades I would need?
It also has an integrated graphics chip (nvidia geforce 6150SE nforce 430). This obviously does not work well for gaming at all. Right now, I just want to be able to play games like Team Fortress 2 and Counterstrike Source well. Right now, I'll be lucky if it runs TF2 at 30 FPS on the lowest settings possible. Without any action going on. I've done a bit of research and it appears that the PSU that came with this computer (my dad bought it back in 2007, I think), wouldn't be powerful enough for a new graphics card.
Do you have any suggestions on what graphics card and power supply unit I would need to get to run TF2 and/or CS:S on high settings at 30 FPS and 1280x800 resolution? Any other upgrades I would need?