Upgrading graphics Card to 8800 Gtx

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#1 LazyClerk
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I run on a velocity micro with

3gb of ram, Amd 64 x2 +6000, vista and direct x 10

I want to upgrade my card from 8500 to a 8800gtx

I was wondering if there is a power supply minimum and will this card fit in a mini tower because the card is a monster and Im not sure how it fits into the card slot.

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#2 Honus722
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I run on a velocity micro with

3gb of ram, Amd 64 x2 +6000, vista and direct x 10

I want to upgrade my card from 8500 to a 8800gtx

I was wondering if there is a power supply minimum and will this card fit in a mini tower because the card is a monster and Im not sure how it fits into the card slot.

LazyClerk

Not sure about the space issue, but I would say running with anything under 500W may be asking for trouble. Also depends on how much other stuff you have in your PC though (HDD's, optical drives, PCI cards, etc.).

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#3 karasill
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What mini tower do you have? I just went to their website and all I see are full and mid size towers.
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I run on a velocity micro with

3gb of ram, Amd 64 x2 +6000, vista and direct x 10

I want to upgrade my card from 8500 to a 8800gtx

I was wondering if there is a power supply minimum and will this card fit in a mini tower because the card is a monster and Im not sure how it fits into the card slot.

LazyClerk

Why not just get the 8800GT?

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#5 LazyClerk
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Meant to say mid tower and I want to run Crysis on high and gears of war along with Flight simulator X

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#6 karasill
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Meant to say mid tower and I want to run Crysis on high and gears of war along with Flight simulator X

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A GTX will fit in most mid size towers, but I'd save some cash and get either a 8800 GT or the G92 8800 GTS. Both offer very comparable performance to a GTX (especially the GTS) but for a lot less money. And both are smaller cards so you won't have to worry about space. As far as power supplies go you'll want a good 450 watt power supply to be on the safe, or a 500 watt if you want the GTX.
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#7 Wesker776
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Go for the 8800 GTS 512MB (G92).

EDIT: Also, what PSU do you have and what is its rated wattage?