I have a 8600gts, and the guy wasnt sure that my 400w super flower psu could handle it (it does... but not much else left)metalisticpain

how do you tell how much wattage you are using?

im getting this videocard: evga 8600 gt super clocked 256mb pci-e for 209.99gearsoftime

i hope thats canadian

I have PCI-E.

Can you name some good brand name power supplies?

Thanks everyone. I haven't been up with computer hardware in like the last 4 years when I last bought my last computer.

I think I'm going to wait and get a 7900GS. But I'll have to upgrade my 300W power supply.

Anyone have any good manufacturor suggestions on power supplies? I was planning on getting a 500W.

I'm looking to play like NWN 2 and Half-life 2. I have onboard graphics right now (Geforce 6150) and it is worse than my old 5900FX card. NWN 2 is unplayable with my onboard graphics.

I have a 3800+ X2. 2G of RAM.

I'm looking for a new video card and am confused on what would be better for games. Which manufacturor should I try to get? I'm looking for a card that won't be terribly noisy.

Any links would be helpful. Thanks in advance.