Upgrading PSU and Graphics card

Disaster

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I have £250 to spend on upgrading both, could go a little over if necessary.

At the moment I'm rocking my default HP one which is 300W, so in order to get a better graphics card than the one I have now (Nvidia Geforce G210) I would have to upgrade my PSU, right?

This is all part of my goal to fully upgrade my computer, so this would be the best place to start I think because they should both work with the Motherboard and CPU which I buy in a couple of months time.
 
Asus GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99
(£169.99) £203.99
(£169.99)
XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Sub Total : £204.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £42.90
Total : £257.38

that would be my best bet :p but no doubt am wrong :D
 
Disaster said:
I have £250 to spend on upgrading both, could go a little over if necessary.

At the moment I'm rocking my default HP one which is 300W, so in order to get a better graphics card than the one I have now (Nvidia Geforce G210) I would have to upgrade my PSU, right?

This is all part of my goal to fully upgrade my computer, so this would be the best place to start I think because they should both work with the Motherboard and CPU which I buy in a couple of months time.
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If you are planning on buying bits later, then I recommend buying all at once.

If the card will be used in your current system, then check if it will fit in your current system.
 
triggerthat said:
If you are planning on buying bits later, then I recommend buying all at once.

If the card will be used in your current system, then check if it will fit in your current system.
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Shouldn't matter should it? They're not parts which will affect the selection process of buying the rest of the parts.

and by not fit do you mean physically fit, or PCI-E slots cause my motherboard has a x16 slot
 
Disaster said:
Shouldn't matter should it? They're not parts which will affect the selection process of buying the rest of the parts.

and by not fit do you mean physically fit, or PCI-E slots cause my motherboard has a x16 slot
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What case do you have?

There should be a maximum video card length it can take, then just check the graphic card manufacturers website to find out the dimensions.
 
stulid said:
What case do you have?

There should be a maximum video card length it can take, then just check the graphic card manufacturers website to find out the dimensions.
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It's a standard HP case, I've had a look and it looks like it'll be able to hold a bigger card
 
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