Hello, This is my first ever thread on my first ever forum. Please help me lose my cherry and be gentle unless I am being incredibly stupid.
This is my system4 2.4GHZ 256MB DDR 40GBHD GEFORCE TI4200
64MB 250WPOWER SUPPLY INTEL845 17" dell tft
via DVI.
I recently bought a new graphics card from Komplett (thats another story) a
xfx geforce 6600gt (144 pounds on my doorstep) so my wife could play Call of Duty and Medal of Honour on more than the most basic settings but after installing it I got a blank display the system seemed to boot up fine but as I couldn't see anything it was difficult to tell so I put in the old card and everything works fine again.
I called Dell and they said very helpfully that this card would not work on my system as I only have a 250w power supply and this card needed at least 300w, I asked about getting a new power supply and they replied that anything over 250w could kill my system.
So here is my dilemma should I get a new graphics card that works on 250watt like the geforce 5600 or can I get a power supply just for the card or are Dell just covering their backsides or should I find a tall building and see if me and my computer can fly.
I hope someone can help me.