Case/PSU question

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Luke117

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Hello. I want to upgrade my Graphics card but I dont think I can because my PSU is only 220 watts. I looked in my computer and the power supply is really weird shaped and I think its only made for this machine.. Is there anyway I could just purchase a standard atx power supply and run it outside of the case? Thanks!

Heres what my current power supply looks like: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ztvqkw&s=5
 

hapkido

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It will probably be cheaper and easier for you to just get a new case. But depending on what you're upgrading your graphics card for, you may not need a new PSU. What are you trying to do and what is your budget?
 
Besides, there's no hope in removing the MOBO to a new case, as i see from the picture it's a BTX board in an OEM machine and probably all your system specs are low end. Better tell us your total system specs and why you need the GPU.
 

Luke117

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Here are my Specs:
3GB DDR3 1333MHz
AMD Athlon II x2 220 @ 2.8GHz
GeForce nForce 430 6150SE
220W Power Supply
1TB HDD

I want to upgrade the graphics card so I can play basic games like Call of Duty 4 and Minecraft but this integrated card isnt enough..
 

Luke117

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Its made by Delta Electronics and the serial number is DPS-220ub-5a
 

Luke117

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I'm not really looking into getting a card that requires a 6pin adapter.. something like a HD 6570 low profile or something like that.
 
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