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hello everyone. . .

I have a dell inspiron 531 AMD Athlon 64x2 5000+ @ 2.60 Ghz
motherboard = MNTW, X2, 5000+, ENERGY STAR, 531

4.00 gb ram, 32-bit windows vista home edition

the problem is my power supply is only 300 watts and i want to upgrade my card to a EVGA GeForce GTS 450. Is this a good power supply?

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c...

Or should i get a different kind?

Thank you

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Okay, you must get a new PSU for GTS450. Get that Antec PSU, that's better than your link above.
And I need to be sure first, your case would accept normal ATX PSU, right?
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i think my case will take an ATX PSU. . . i'm a newbie when it comes to computers however. . . i will look on my current PSU at home to make sure later today. However, the PSU is the standard that came with the comp when i bought it in 2008, and from my research, i'm pretty sure that my current PSU is ATX
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mikaelspears said:
hello everyone. . .

I have a dell inspiron 531 AMD Athlon 64x2 5000+ @ 2.60 Ghz
motherboard = MNTW, X2, 5000+, ENERGY STAR, 531

4.00 gb ram, 32-bit windows vista home edition

the problem is my power supply is only 300 watts and i want to upgrade my card to a EVGA GeForce GTS 450. Is this a good power supply?

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c...

Or should i get a different kind?

Thank you



i had that PC, the PSU wa1 linked will work just fine.

here is another option for you
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

wa1 thank you so much for that information!!! this was my first time changing major hardware inside my computer!! it took me 2 hours, but i got the old PCU out and put that new one in you linked. . . fit like a glove. . . not only that, but i have more power connectors for future upgrades. . . THANK YOU!!!
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