Need help with dell psu and upgrading graohics

[elliott08]

Need help please
I aint got a clue

[Clunk]

Me neither.

Need more details.

[elliott08]

well i need a new graphics card for my new dell e520 and i dunno wat i need and stuff like psu and wat is a good graphics card

[tigerboyce]

ok post the specs of the current computer for a start to solve the obvious compatability issue, pci-e or agp?

what card is it that you currently have?

How much do you want to spend?

Why is it that you want to upgrade psu for?

[elliott08]

i need psu upgrade coz i aint got enough for a good graphic card i got 360 wat i think i dunno

willin to spend around £200 max

my specs are as follows:

Dell Inc.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 1014MB RAM
Hard Drive: 409 GB Total
Video Card: Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family
Monitor: 20 inch widescreen
Speakers/Headphones: dell 2.1
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium

[elliott08]

please help

[Clunk]

You need to check if the Dell actually has a PCI-E slot that you can put the card into.

Im pretty sure that Dell have non-standard PSUs, so getting one to fit there is going to be difficult. It would probably be easier to get a different case and PSU.

[dave87]

Clunk - they also have non-standard motherboards, which makes them a pain in the rear to upgrade.

[alsenior]

a quick lookup told me they have a 16x pci-e slot but the psu looks under powered for anything other than 7300 or a x1300 as it looks like it does not have a pci-e power connector

http://www.dell.com/content/products...&~tab=specstab

[Reapsy]

Pc power and cooling do psu's too replace Dell non standard ones. You can order them from their site the postage is $58 to the UK.

http://www.pcpower.com/products/power_supplies/dell/