Here's a thread about upgrading your CPU: http://en.community.dell.com/support....aspx#19970142 Your system has a 300W power supply, so you need a GPU that doesn't draw much power. Here's a thread about that: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/33...w-power-supply (apologies for duplicate post)
edit: Here's a thread about upgrading your CPU: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/p/19412399/19970142.aspx#19970142 Your system has a 300W power supply, so you need a GPU that doesn't draw much power. Here's a thread about that:…
Spend $10 more and get an 80+ power supply for the love of god, like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182202 or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 Buying a cheap inefficient power supply is a badddd idea, they use more energy which = more $ every month, run…
Thanks for all the help guys. btw,im making the final decisions for my computer and im about to order some coponents.can you please tell me if this would power this ? and here are my system specs if you need them
@Cheathem: poking around a bit, I think I'd recommend the Radeon 6570. Similar performance to the 5670, but you can get it with 2gigs of video ram. Power draw for the 6570 is low, so it should play nicely with your system, esp. if you decide to get the 89watt 6000+ cpu. eg:…
Replacing your video card is a no brainer. For $65 you'd see a big improvement in performance. Replacing your CPU is feasible, but the bang/buck ratio somewhat lower. It would be a modest improvement, not a huge improvement like the video card. With a 300w power supply, an 89watt CPU is probably OK. You might try the 89w…
Upgrading your CPU without upgrading your motherboard is almost always a futile process. You'll pay $1-300 for a cpu that is 10% faster. If you really want to upgrade you cpu, SAVE that money and put it into a new CPU/Mobo/Ram combo when you can afford it. In this case you could buy a AMD 5000+ off ebay for $100 and get a…