Graphics Card

Reeeet. Wanna update my Graphics Card but not sure what one I can choose... Got a Dell Inspiron 530s Comp, with 4GBRAM and the current Graphics card is a Radeon X1300/1500 (It came with the comp). It's not a bad one but just want something more powerfull.

If you need anymore info, please ask.


Edit: Did a little look online and it said the 530s model PSC is about 300watts? Don't mind upgrading if anyone has any suggestions..

What do you do on your pc? If gaming, example of games?

I had a dell which came with no card. Nvidia 8500GT should work great with 300W.

It'll be for gaming.. Simulators, Action etc.

Yeh, 8500GT is probably the most powerful card you can get without needing to upgrade your PSU. Not sure about the amd/ati cards for that power usage though.

I would personally go above the GT range then.

What would your budget be?

Oh, want to try get a 1GB or something Graphic card, maybe more. I think my current one is 512mb so i want something a bit more than that.

Budget, don't want to spend too much but if its going to work, then I don't mind it being in the hundreds.

Also, as said earlier, don't mind upgrading PSU.

ok, then i'd probably go for something around an ati 5760 with a 450/500W PSU.

Do i need a specific type of PSU or would any do?

Go for a good brand like Corsair. If your psu fails then it's the only component which can damage all the others in the computer at the same time.