I want to upgrade one of our computers that still had integrated graphics but it has a limited power supply. It's a Dell refurbished XPS 8300, 6 gigs of ram and an i5 2300 quad core. I know it's not the fasted thing around but compared to what we used to have it's great. The power supply is 460 watts. My Dad called Dell and they told him that the highest graphics card the psu would support is a 5850. I didn't know if the 6850 has a comparable power consumption or not or if I should just go for the 5850?
P.S And if I get one, will the cpu be a bottleneck for gaming? I won't be doing anything to extreme with it.
P.S And if I get one, will the cpu be a bottleneck for gaming? I won't be doing anything to extreme with it.