Upgrading a Dell Dimension e510

[lazyman4444]

My friend has this dell...

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...pecstab#tabtop

He wants to upgrade his video card and RAM, he has $250 to spend. The motherboard is DDR2, since im not too familiar with DDR2 i thought the people at Techimo could help me pick out some from Newegg.

And since he needs PCI-E I was thinking something along the lines of a X800GT..but will a 300W PSU be enough? He wants this to play CS:S with pretty good FPS (around 70) with almost all settings on high.

Thanks.

[EXreaction]

How much ram does he have now?

[lazyman4444]

He currently has 256MB in there, I was thinking to just get a gig and toss the current stick he has in there now.

[DarkStar02]

Get a GIG of Corsair ValueRAM and look for a refurbed 6800/6600GT

EDIT: If you're going to toss that stick, make sure it's Dual Channel. If not, then put them all in there considering he has 4 DIMM slots.

[EXreaction]

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail $65

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN ATX12V 400W Power Supply 115/230 V NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Retail $40

And for a graphics card either:
POWERCOLOR R43CA-GD3D Radeon X800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $161
OR:
PNY VCG6600GXPB Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $109 After a $40 MIR

I would get the 6600GT...since it is much cheaper...

[JLK03F150]

Look for some PC2 4200 value ram. It will provide a better jump in performance than PC2 3200.

EDIT: EX beat me to it, that's the exact stuff I was thing about.

[lazyman4444]

Thanks...is DDR2 better or worse than DDR? Just a thought since its much cheaper.
And will that PSU fit in his case?

[EXreaction]

Well, DDR 2 uses higher speeds...but has a higher latency...so they are pretty close...when you get DDR2 go one speed faster, and it is the same as DDR...like get PC 4200 DDR2...and it is as good as PC3200 DDR.

The powersupply should work...

[DarkStar02]

Out of curiosity- what is better. A 6800 or that video card you posted Ex?

[Friedchicken100]

Keep in mind that Dell has a nasty habit of building computers with their own proprietary parts. Especially power supplys and motherboards.