techies! help! gamer on a budget

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#1 rjs5ng
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i don't know much about pcs. i bought a della year ago with a ati x600.. so i was hurtin when i couldn't run the games i wanted. so now i wanna buy a new video card. will this card work on my pc with 350watt psu, 1gig ram, 2.8 intel D? what kind of games can i play with this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150230

also will this card work with windows XP even tho it does direct x 10?

appreciate any help. i'm going to buy based on replies lol

EDIT: would i be better off getting this card instead?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062

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#2 dmanrevived
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The card will work with 350w, but that's about it. You won't be getting DX10 in XP, but the card will work fine. Don't expect amazing performance, it's about the same as a 7600GT.
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#3 RTSFTW
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You can get max settings in HL2 and CS:S @ 1280x1024 with a 8600GT.

8600GT is the best card that can run on POS PSU's like yours.