Lonovo M91p - Worried about PSU vs Graphics Card

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Picked up a Lonovo m91p SFF box for the price of the Intel i7 2600 itself. Was looking to build a media server, but I have a larger case and PSU. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just re-case the M91p and install a GTX card to turn this into a budget gaming/media hybrid? Anyone know if there would be any limitations from the motherboard for what GTX chips I could work with?
 
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The Lenovo website says your pc has 240watts psu. This psu is insufficient for adding a graphics card considering your cpu is i7 2600. If you want to add a gtx 750ti low profile graphics card, you will need a minimum 300 watt psu. And I am unable to find a proper psu that fits your Lenovo pc. So the best option would be to use your spare case and psu. Or you can take your Lenovo pc to your nearest pc shop and check if they have a good compatible psu that fits the small case.
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From the specifications, your PC does supports low profile discrete graphics card. Your PSU is just 240 watts, so let me know your complete specification. You can install one of these two graphics card
1. Gtx 750ti low profile (takes two slots space)
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Graphics-Cards-N750TI-2GD5TLP/dp/B00SOXMPJY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455355750&sr=8-2&keywords=Gtx+750ti+low+profile
2. Gt 730 64 bit (single slot)
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-02G-P3-3733-KR/dp/B00L5GZG5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455356047&sr=8-1&keywords=Gtx+730+low+profile&refinements=p_n_shipping_option-bin%3A3242350011

The only limitation I see is your PSU, so let me know your complete specs so I can suggest you a graphics card that best fits your computer. Plus make sure whether your PC has 2 slots free space for Graphics card.
 
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This is missing a lot of the specs, but here's what's being advertized: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5YV3N86438

I have another case and power supply from a 2006 build that's finally failing both in performance as a media center and actually having components fail. That box has an Eagle 400W (DT-D400ATX) and an ancient MSI nx7800gtx card as well as some old memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227210) and a small SSD.

Trying more or less to figure out what I can make due with until I can afford a graphics card and if I can transplant the guts from the M91P into the old box with the 400W PSU I feel like I'll have a lot more options in the long run.

My main problem is that I've been out of this for so long and I'm lost as to what has and hasn't changed...

 
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The Lenovo website says your pc has 240watts psu. This psu is insufficient for adding a graphics card considering your cpu is i7 2600. If you want to add a gtx 750ti low profile graphics card, you will need a minimum 300 watt psu. And I am unable to find a proper psu that fits your Lenovo pc. So the best option would be to use your spare case and psu. Or you can take your Lenovo pc to your nearest pc shop and check if they have a good compatible psu that fits the small case.
 
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Just got the PC and it is a little 240W. Its been some time since I built a PC (maybe 2006?), so thanks for the help. I set up a SSD and installed the OS without issue. Once I have my disk media installed I might just take out the DVD drive and add the 1tb HD back in.

My old case has a power supply for old ATA drives and everything looks to be SATA now, so i may need a case and PSU. Any suggestions for a nice, cheap gaming set up?
 
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Here is a cheap but powerful 600$ gaming setup. You can ignore the parts you already have.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 13:16 EST-0500
 
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Old case worked well with the new PSU (500w) and I only spent about $350 for the current build (no graphics card yet). Picking up the Gigabyte gtx 970 and that'll put me just over budget. Thanks for the help!
 
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