Video card suitable for my PSU

Skv007

New Member
Hi,
I'm looking for a video card for my desktop, but quite frankly dont know where to start. I'm not exactly familiar with video cards.
I read that you need to have a suitable PSU for the video card.

I bought my desktop (unfortunately) from Dell (.com), so i'm not sure how good the PSU is.

After a bit of digging around in my computer I found the tag on the PSU.
Model: DPS-300AB-24 B Rev: 01
Output +12--18A
+5V--22A
-12--.8A
+3.3 V -- 17A
+5 Vaux --2A

+3.3 and +5V total power can't exceed 160W
Max output - 300 Watts

I really dont understand anything from that.

So basically i'm trying to understand what type of video card I would need (hopefully without upgrading my PSU) to be able to game on the desktop. (medium/low setting on games that are coming out)

Oh and from what I understand from GPUz, I need a PCI bus card. (but I've read that Dell Inspiron 530 uses PCI-E =/ )


Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. Inspiron 530
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory
    6132MB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SE198WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 16:10 ratio
    Hard Drives
    500 GB
    PSU
    Max power: 300W Delta Electronics Inc. Model: DPS-300A B-24B
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps.
ok so basically you have a 300 watt psu, any budget you have? and card preferences like brand? and what you'd like to achieve with this upgrade?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
lol sorry about the no specifics.

Mainly to be able to game (games like Mass Effect, Splinter Cell Conviction etc etc) on medium/low setting.

Budget around 50$ (that is if I dont have to replace the PSU)..
Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. Inspiron 530
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory
    6132MB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SE198WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 16:10 ratio
    Hard Drives
    500 GB
    PSU
    Max power: 300W Delta Electronics Inc. Model: DPS-300A B-24B
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps.

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
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