Looking for some guidance regarding upgrade

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Hi All,

I'm looking to upgrade from my nvidia 8500GT to:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-099-XF

I've not replaced a graphics card before and have a few concerns as to whether I'd be able to upgrade my current card by simply removing it and placing the above card into the system or if I'd need to make any changes to my PSU, add additional cooling to the system, change the motherboard etc.

I have a stock Clara motherboard (1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI), an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache and currently have 2GB RAM.

After reading around for some time (with a £200 budget in mind for a new card) the 8800 GTX seems like a great choice (I like to game a fair bit, running at generally 1440x900) - My 8500 is abit dated now and just isn't cutting it.

Apologies for a pretty newbie question, but I'd appreciate if someone could help me with this.

Thanks,

J.

 

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Hey Slinky,

Yes, it is a Packard Bell (iExtreme J8510) I picked up fairly cheap last year.

Full spec info: http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?sn=100280080355&g=1400

 

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Thanks a lot for the help Slinky, answers all my questions.

I'll grab a better PSU and measure up the machine to see if it'll fit!

Cheers mate.

J.

 

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Cheers for the responses guys.

I've gone ahead and ordered the card, along with:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-OK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Am hoping that PSU will suffice - Reviews seemed great.

I've measured up my case and it seems it will fit OK - There is a small detachable HD cradle in the way, I've read a few people sacrificing a HDD bay for this card which I'm happy to do at the moment, just hope I've measured it right.

Really looking forward to getting it set up now