Recommend me a power supply... DONE

[fred da kiko]

build a sword out of melted down forks, then rape and pillage neighboring communities.

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[Wonder G]

build a sword out of melted down forks, then rape and pillage neighboring communities.

I chuckled at the idea, but seriously.

[Kearn]

http://www.amazon.com/Coolmax-24pin-Power-Supply-V-400/dp/B000BKBVT8

???

[Ethan]

Uh, I'm assuming your GPU expansion slot is PCI-E and not AGP.
I'm also assuming that your CPU is good enough not to bottleneck a high end GPU.
Please post a DXDIAG, and we will help with the best upgrades. No point getting a high end GPU if your single core Pentium 4 will cap it.
Start>Run>dxdiag.
Post entire contents of 1st tab and Display tab.

[Wedge]

FIND THE CHEAPEST GTX 560 (or 550ti) YOU CAN FIND, please? I don't think I would be playing games like Metro 2033.

If you buy one of the new mid-range Radeon HD cards or NVIDIA GTX cards with similar specs it would be both cheaper and more power efficient, and it would benefit from new driver updates and should be able to use all the new features in the new versions of direct x that come out every once and a while. Buying outdated high end parts that are being discounted because people are trying to empty out their warehouses to make room for new cards is never a good idea.

[Wonder G]

       Machine name: LOLCOMPUTER
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: GATEWA
       System Model: GT5014                         
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
             Memory: 1014MB RAM
          Page File: 1253MB used, 1186MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

[Ethan]

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Was there nothing on your existing GPU?
Also, are you certain that your slot is PCI-E?

[Wonder G]

Was there nothing on your existing GPU?
Also, are you certain that your slot is PCI-E?

   Card name: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
     Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
        Chip type: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
         DAC type: Internal
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2772&SUBSYS_5050107B&REV_02
   Display Memory: 128.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)

Specs said it had one PCI-e x1 slot, two conventional PCI slots, and one PCI-Express x16 slot.

[Wonder G]

bump

[Wonder G]

Sorry for triple post, but BUMP!

[Kearn]

http://www.amazon.com/Coolmax-24pin-Power-Supply-V-400/dp/B000BKBVT8

???

[Wonder G]

READ THE GODDAMN OP AGAIN! I AM NOT GOING WITH A 9800GT!

[SonicTH]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41125&CatId=3669

EDIT: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3255393&csid=_25

Both of those should be a very good upgrade for your computer.

[Ethan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121363
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

[Wonder G]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121363
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

I'm not getting a new case, so I'm a little scared that the cooler master cooling fan (which faces up) will get clogged with dust and eventually forget up and fail, but I think this setup is fine otherwise.