What video card can my computer handle?

i have a Hp pavilion modelA1730n. its stats are amd 4600 dual core 2 gb of ram 320gb hard drive and intergated 6150 geforce. and is has a pci express X16empty slot

i was thinking about getting a geforce 8800 but i looked up the power supply for it and its only 300W

and most geforce 8800 are 500w. so what card would be good for a 300w power supply?

also most people are gonna suggest getting a new power supply but i don't have the no how to that.

all your suggest will be helpful thanks

Two options really:

1.) Installing a new Power Supply is not actually that difficult. Do you know if your current Power Supply is a standard ATX model ? If so, it should be very easy to replace.

2.) As for graphics cards that should work with a 300W PSU, I'd say any graphics card that does NOT need extra power from the 6-pin PCI-E connector. This means that the Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 PRO should work, as well as the Geforce 8600GT and 8500GT.

i am assuming 300w is low psu for a gaming computer will a card that still meets it run differently?

sigh"" looked it up 8600 was 350 power supply guess i am gonna have to put a better power supply in

sigh"" looked it up 8600 was 350 power supply guess i am gonna have to put a better power supply in

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That's probably the best idea. Then you can get an 8800 and play games with high detail settings at high resolutions.

sigh"" looked it up 8600 was 350 power supply guess i am gonna have to put a better power supply in

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so i could get away with 300w for 8600?SHootER_FAN

sigh"" looked it up 8600 was 350 power supply guess i am gonna have to put a better power supply in

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