Needing help to pick a suitable long lasting card with 460W PS

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Rokeugon

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Okey so my backup HP computer's graphics card is becoming shit now and many problems are acquiring

im currently looking into the GT640 , series of cards as its just really a backup system but enough to play some games and manage adobe products with better ease

http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-geforce-gt-640-901mhz-1gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-89N8.html
http://www.dabs.com/products/pny-geforce-gt-640-900mhz-2gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-84FM.html

im having a really hard time here , cause i have no idea how much of of my PS is being drawn threw-out the hole system on high loads , my currently card a GT320

i have no clue what the power-draw is on that , the OEM products from nvidia say 43W MAX and to at least have a 300W PS , this is my system that i need to upgrade http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02490933&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=4228021#N260

now im sorry to dismiss this but im not looking for a new PS mostly because HP cases are pretty stupid when wanting to upgrade some stuff and the PS being one of them

Just needing help picking a somewhat little upgrade of a car to replace my GT320

i guess this can count as more info on the matter , relating to my PSU : http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/HPE-340uk-PSU-kinda-confused/m-p/2232567

this leads to the HP forums encase you were wondering
 
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The i3 540 uses 115w at max load and your motherboard in that system uses a max of 95w and the 2gb gt640 ddr3 only uses 50w max according to nvidia website specs. Your older gt 320 uses 43w max so you wont have any issues
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i have no clue on where to find that ,cause HP's powersupply has a bunhc of +12vA & 12vB & +12vC = MAX COMBINED POWER 342W

etc etc so i would not really have a clue where to find this

all it has is
MODEL
INPUT
OUTPUT
MAX COMBINE POWER ON x2 both having different sets of equations
 
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Rokeugon

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well if someone actually known where to look on the side of the PS , i would gladly note it down
 
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but still my i3 processor must be drawing alot of power and the Mobo is drawn quite a few as well

even tho people say i3's are terrible they are pretty decent and are not taken for granted

even tho the GT640 is PCI-e powered drawn from the Mobo same with my current graphics card , i still want to be exactly sure il be safe even when the card is on high load , even tho its might be 40W more at MAX load , i dont know and you dont know that the PS might all ready be at its limits and taken it beyond what it can all ready handle will either cost me a new system cause it could all fry or a new PS and possible another graphics card

thats why im trying to diagnose to see if il have plenty of power to spare while stuff is on high load
 
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The i3 540 uses 115w at max load and your motherboard in that system uses a max of 95w and the 2gb gt640 ddr3 only uses 50w max according to nvidia website specs. Your older gt 320 uses 43w max so you wont have any issues
 
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thx for the break down on the consumptions for the components , il take your advice and get the card :)
 
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