Current PSU with new graphics card?

[Cherie]

heeeey
It's me again with all new questions >_<
I was wondering how my current psu would go with a radeon HD 4850 Graphics card, it says it needs 450W rec. 550W, would having a lower psu while gaming damage the computer at all?or slow it down?
If i can avoid buying one then that would be great.

Graphics card info.
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100245DP Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards


PSU info..


FortuneTec
Model no. : FSP300-60THN
AC Input: 115/220-240V ~ 7/3.5A, 60/50HZ
DC Output: 300W
then there's a whole bunch of stuff under that like
+3.3V --- 20.0A (ORG) +6V (RED) +12v1 ---8.0A (YEL)

P/N : 9PA3007806
S/N : S4371100369


Also would this card be good enough to play games like crysis, left 4 dead, bioshock, fallout 3, because i really wanna try these games out.

And any other recommendations on graphics cards would be great.
I'm trying to get something around the $100 mark.. Anything over that would mean a bit more saving.. but still any suggestions with a link to it/ info on it would be great~Thanks.

[Aaron_8015]

Well I did just reply to your other thread.

(A mod will need to merge these most likely).

[Cherie]

Yeah thanks for that, but now i wanna know what graphic card would be best for me x] no one seems to be answering the other one.. maybe because it's already had a few posts?iunno.

[Aaron_8015]

Well that is proberly the best card you can really use due to your cpu, that 4850 will most likely be bottlenecked by your processor. The card will be able to play all those games fine no probs (just will need to turn some of the settings down).

[Cherie]

Well that is proberly the best card you can really use due to your cpu, that 4850 will most likely be bottlenecked by your processor. The card will be able to play all those games fine no probs (just will need to turn some of the settings down).

Whats wrong with my CPU o_O;; and i wanted a better graphics card so i didn't have to put the settings down lol.

[Aaron_8015]

Well as the motherboard claims to support only pentium 4 or D which are getting on a bit now and doubt they could feed a faster graphics card fast enough without hindering its performance. Sure you could go out and get a 4870 or 285 but they would not be able to work at full potential without a good cpu.

You might be best off selling what you have now and building another from scratch if you want the most powerful card to play all the games with the eye candy on.

[Cherie]

Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
Hard Drive: 320 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4670
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Sound Card: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound System
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Motherboard:
Computer Case: A Black One

Is this worth more then $1k cause i know someone who can sell me it for that price, or a XP version, how good is the graphics card?

[Cherie]

i WOULD sell what i have, but i've been trying to sell itfor ages, someone offered 200 for it :/ i got it for nothing actually lol i just bought a laptop which was $700 i really wish i didn't buy it now, cause i wanna sell this two D: my mum wouldn't let me do it, it's pretty much what's holding me back..other ..issues also..

[Aaron_8015]

Simple no, you could build something a bit better for around $800. The card is not bad dont expect to play games with all the settings on at the higher resolutions, cpu is also fairly outdated.

If you can get together a sort of budget I could put together a list.

[Cherie]

Simple no, you could build something a bit better for around $800. The card is not bad dont expect to play games with all the settings on at the higher resolutions, cpu is also fairly outdated.

If you can get together a sort of budget I could put together a list.

Thanks for your help, but my budget would depend what i could get for my computers and stuff and i wouldn't have a clue x] but something for 800-1000 would be alright i suppose, could possibly find the money for it.

[Aaron_8015]

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
$190 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
$120 ($105 after MIR + Free shipping)

Newegg.com - GeIL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
$56 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
$75 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$80 ($70 after MIR + Free shipping

Newegg.com - XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$180 (free game + free shipping+ double lifetime support)

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
$55 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners
$24 (free shipping)

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Total without rebates or shipping = $785

You will need a monitor, keyboard, mousse and OS. You can cut down on a couple of things if they are not needed or add if they are.

All props to Karma for the list.

You could also do an AMD system for a little cheaper and upgradeability for future.

(I am awaiting critism from the rest of you guys, I know 'Pull' is lurking again ).

[Cherie]

Thank you very much~^^

[Cherie]

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
$190 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
$120 ($105 after MIR + Free shipping)

Newegg.com - GeIL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
$56 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
$75 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$80 ($70 after MIR + Free shipping

Newegg.com - XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$180 (free game + free shipping+ double lifetime support)

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
$55 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners
$24 (free shipping)

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Total without rebates or shipping = $785

You will need a monitor, keyboard, mousse and OS. You can cut down on a couple of things if they are not needed or add if they are.

All props to Karma for the list.

You could also do an AMD system for a little cheaper and upgradeability for future.

(I am awaiting critism from the rest of you guys, I know 'Pull' is lurking again ).

Would i be able to change my cpu to something better and so then i can use the graphics card more without it getting bottlenecked or whatever it was called?