Dell Dimension 5000 upgrade

[darenc]

Totally confused and bewildered. Want to upgrade my graphics card so I can play Empire Total War, but am confused by power supply issues. What would be compatable with my Dell?

 

[rolli59]

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim5000/en/sm/specs0.htm#wp1052310
Based on the age of the computer (pentium4) and that it has a 305watt power supply I would suggest a HD4670 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131179
It is about what the CPU can handle without bottleneck.

 

[wa1]

^+1

What is your current card?
It's okay for Pentium 4, an old cpu, But with that card(4670) you will see a huge performance increase then your previous graphic(???), it would be a nice upgrade for your PC...

 

[darenc]

thanks for the advice rolli59. wa1 I currently have a 128MB ATI RADEON X300 SE card

 

[darenc]

I've had a look on amazon but can't find the card you recommend. Would a Sapphire HD4650 1GB DDR2 PCI-E Graphics Card, work?