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04.14.2008 at 08:28AM PDT, ID: 23320618
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Is this power supply enough to run a good graphics card?

Asked by ptbguitarman in Power Supplies / UPS, Computer CPU Processors, Video Cards

Tags: HP, Compaq, DC5750S/A64-38/80hnw/1.0R/4k US, Power Supply Question

Alright Il try to explain this as simple as I can.

I have a HP DC5750S/A64-38/80hnw/1.0R/4k US   (Or DC5750s)
It originally came with the AMD 3800+, and Im going to buy a AMD X2 (Probly 3800+)
It has a 300 Watt power supply.

This is to upgrade my media center (By media center I mean a XP platform that I have hooked up to a 42" LCD DVI - HDMI 1920x1080P).

Im probly going to need to buy a new graphics card to be able to achieve that resolution  (And I like to do a little light gaming on it).

My question is if im going to have power issues if I upgrade the graphics card (Im pretty sure it has a  PCI-E slot open) because I was told that I might.

Keep in mind its a Small Form Factor and im upgrading the CPU to a dual core (Which I guess I dont have to, but for the price Im thinking why not)

Also any recommendations on the GFX card is welcome too.

Here is the spec page for the computer:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/en/WF06a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328896-3253421.htmlStart Free Trial
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Tags: HP, Compaq, DC5750S/A64-38/80hnw/1.0R/4k US, Power Supply Question
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