Need your help on deciding which video card to go with!!!!

Alright so my 7900GS finally gave out on me and i need a new card. The only problem is that my PSU is only 400W.
Whats the best card i can get without burning my house down lol. Im not really looking upgrade my psu (at the moment).
Also, i need a card thats equivalent in size to the 7900GS (my case is extremely small). Anyways, thanks guys for all the help!

The rest of my system:

Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual

core processor 4000+

2.11GHz, 2.00GB of ram

Info on the power supply:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Power%20Intl.

+12v2=====18.0A(YELBLACK)+5Vsb====2.5A 18a rail

^^^^^^Thats all the info i could i find on my psu lool

What kind of budget, and is there any minimum feature set you'd like?

Should upgrade PSU first, even one of those Corsair 400W ones for around £35 would be able to power a Radeon 5770 i should think.

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Originally Posted by shady313

Alright so my 7900GS finally gave out on me and i need a new card. The only problem is that my PSU is only 400W.
Whats the best card i can get without burning my house down lol. Im not really looking upgrade my psu (at the moment).
Also, i need a card thats equivalent in size to the 7900GS (my case is extremely small). Anyways, thanks guys for all the help!

The rest of my system:

Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual

core processor 4000+

2.11GHz, 2.00GB of ram

Info on the power supply:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Power%20Intl.

+12v2=====18.0A(YELBLACK)+5Vsb====2.5A 18a rail

^^^^^^Thats all the info i could i find on my psu lool

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If you're not going to get a new PSU I'd get one of the new 9800GT Low Power Editions, they don't even require an additional power connection. (run off the slot only)

I have one as a PhysX card in one of my boxes, seems good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-032-_-Product

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Originally Posted by Rollo

If you're not going to get a new PSU I'd get one of the new 9800GT Low Power Editions, they don't even require an additional power connection. (run off the slot only)

I have one as a PhysX card in one of my boxes, seems good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-032-_-Product

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Available at this weekend for £70.83: Gainward 9800GT Green Ed

Sparkle = FSP

Afer a bit of digging
Fortron ATX-400PN
Max Rated Output 400 Watts
+3.3V 30A
+5V 28A
+12V 18A (+12V1)
18A (+12V2)
Efficiency >70%
Fan Size 120mm
Weight ~4 pounds
Connectors
20+4 pin
4 pin
6 pin PCI-Express
SATA x 2
Molex x 5
Floppy x 1

so 2x 12v rails at 18a each, max combined ??


that should be easily for a mid range card, 9800gt eco version would be good :)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169557 £75

or a 4770 or maybe the new 5750 (neather are long cards but they are dual slot coolers)

The Zotac 9800GT Synergy Edition is good card(I know someone who has one myself).

OTH,it is also worth looking at an HD5750 512MB too:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179681

The HD5750 has lower power consumption at both load and idle than an HD4770 AFAIK.

Thanks alot guys for the suggestions!!! Keep em comming!!!!!!!!