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drjaydenm   04-08-2009 at 06:29:33 AM

I have been windering for a while now, what graphics card can my pc take. I have looked around on the nvidia site but still havent come to a conclusion. Before i decide, i amlooking for somone to tell me what the best card i can get would be. i dont want to upgrade psu or motherboard or anything else. My psu is a 250 wat and the graphics slot is a pci express x16. I was thinking about the 9500gt but was wondering if that would work or would it suck all the power.
Thanks for any help!!

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lasoski311   04-08-2009 at 03:43:46 PM
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ur 250W power supply really makes it hard to recommend anything, whats ur budget? Youd be much better off buying a video card & a PSU.

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lasoski311   04-08-2009 at 03:44:52 PM
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i searched through a bunch of cards on Newegg and this was the best card i could find that only required a 250W psu....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130270

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rags_20   04-08-2009 at 06:44:52 PM
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lasoski311 wrote :

i searched through a bunch of cards on Newegg and this was the best card i could find that only required a 250W psu....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130270


Oh man, a 7300GS. You'd get the same performance after spending the $40.

Get at least an Antec earthwatts 350-400W and a 9800GT

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lasoski311   04-08-2009 at 06:53:00 PM
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lol yea i know the 7300GS is bad but i was making a point, hes going to need to buy a PSU if he wants to get a real video card.

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rags_20   04-08-2009 at 07:11:10 PM
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Yeah well, performance never comes without power.

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drjaydenm   04-08-2009 at 11:00:58 PM
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ok. i found a psu lying around the other day and its a 350 wat. i know it works because i tested it on my old pc but if i go to replace it on my new pc, will it fit and are the plugs always the same?? because if i do replace it, i thnk my pc will be able to handle a 9500gt, is that right.

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rags_20   04-09-2009 at 03:00:01 AM
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Right.

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