Upgrade Question.

[Nels]

Hi,

I've just been given a Dell Dimension 4300 with the following spec:
P4 1.7 (Northwood)
512MB ram
Maxtor 60GB hard drive
Geforce2 mx400 graphics card
Dell 250W Power Supply HP-P2507F3P
Samsung DVD-Rom SD-616
NEC NR-7800A CD+RW
Netgear WG311v2 wireless card
Motherboard just said Dell Dimension 4300 on the spec check software.

Basically I would like to buy a better graphics card (for games) but am unsure as to what will work with the 250w psu. I would appreciate any help as I believe, from this forum, that power consumption is a big factor when choosing a new graphics card. I was looking at the 9800 Pro, 6800 GT or even a 7600 GT OC. I think you're going to say I need a new Psu and maybe some other bits. Is this machine just tooooooo old to upgrade for sensible money?

many thanks in advance.

Nels

 

[Nels]

Thanks wizardmaxx, new psu on shopping list. Should I go for the 7600 GT OC as it's on offer or is that overkill?

Nels

 

[Nels]

Sorry for the late THANKS guys. (personal reasons)
The ram is 2x256 133
I will probably have a dabble with counterstrike, so what would be my best course of action?