dat_monkey
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So a couple months ago a bought a new HP PC (build your own.. yes i know i know but im lazy and it was a good deal) Heres the stats:
Athlon X2 4200+
2GB Ram
300GB HDD
some sort of a lightscribe DVD burner
DVD ROM
The problem is it has integrated graphics. I bought the PC mainly for video editing, so not having a dedicated card hasn't been a problem... but its summer, and ive been bored lately so im starting to get back into PC gaming. I want to spend about $150-$200 on a new graphics card... Dunno which one to get. I saw a 7600 something or other for about $170... the benchmarks were pretty kickass. Now heres the problem. My computer only has a 300w mini ATX power supply. Will this be a problem in upgrading my graphics card? A lot of the cards i see (like the 7600) say they require a 350w power supply... which i lack. I dunno what to do.
Athlon X2 4200+
2GB Ram
300GB HDD
some sort of a lightscribe DVD burner
DVD ROM
The problem is it has integrated graphics. I bought the PC mainly for video editing, so not having a dedicated card hasn't been a problem... but its summer, and ive been bored lately so im starting to get back into PC gaming. I want to spend about $150-$200 on a new graphics card... Dunno which one to get. I saw a 7600 something or other for about $170... the benchmarks were pretty kickass. Now heres the problem. My computer only has a 300w mini ATX power supply. Will this be a problem in upgrading my graphics card? A lot of the cards i see (like the 7600) say they require a 350w power supply... which i lack. I dunno what to do.