YARDofSTUF wrote:I agree with shaggy onupgrading the PSU, newer video cards suck down a lot more power.
EDIT: Your motherboard is mirco ATX, and I dont see a pcie slot on it from the pic, is the x300 a card or onboard. Also you may have a slimmer powersupply because of the micro atx and case size.
Its a card and it has a pcie slot.
Base processor
Pentium 4 550 (P) HT 3.4 GHz
800 MHz Front side bus
Socket LGA775
Chipset
Intel 915P
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: PTGD1-LA
HP motherboard name: Puffer-UL8E
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 1 GB (2 x 512)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMMs
*Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Two
Hard drive
250 GB SATA
7200 rpm
8x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL drive
(must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology)
type Attributes
DVD+R DL Write Once 2.4X
DVD+R Write Once 8X
DVD+RW Rewritable 4X
DVD-R Write Once 8X
DVD-RW Rewritable 4X
DVD ROM Read 12X
CD-R Write Once 40X
CD-RW Rewritable 24X
CD-ROM Read 40X
DVD-ROM drive
Maximum speed: 16X
Modem
PCI K56flex data/fax modem
Video graphics
ATI Radeon X300SE
128MB DDR memory
PCI-E (Express) interface
I/O Ports: VGA, Composite, S-Video (S-VHS only - integrated tv encoder)
TV-Out support
Television
TV tuner card with FM tuner
Sound/audio
Integrated Intel High Definition(TM) audio (Azalia)
Realtek ALC 880 chipset
THX certification support
8-channels for Full Dolby 5.1/6.1/7.1 surround sound support with Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Speakers
Altec Lansing VS 221 speakers (1 subwoofer, 2 satellite)
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Power Supply
AC input voltage (47-63Hz):
100-127V/8A
200-240V/4A
DC output wattage: 300 Watts
Memory card reader
Supports the following cards:
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
SmartMedia
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
MultiMediaCard
Secure Digital (SD)
Micro Drive
XD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)
External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Two
9-in-1 media card reader One card with four slots
IEEE 1394 One
Headphone One
Microphone One
S-video One
video/audio in One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Four
IEEE 1394 One
Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone)
Parallel One
LAN One
VGA (monitor) One
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two (one each)
Expansion slots (total)
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (one available)
PCI Express One (occupied)
DIMM Four (two available)
Drive bays (total)
Bay type Quantity
5.25-inch, external Two (occupied)
personal media drive bay One (available)
Remote control
USB infrared receiver
Keyboard and mouse
Premium wireless keyboard
Premium wireless optical mouse
Software
Is that what the Hauppauge is for? Also i think this has a 350 watt power supply and would i have to change that? I have 3 gigs of ram so i should be good there. My computer is a HP m1180n if that helps. Also could someone recommend a better card than i have for playing games that will not cost me an arm and a leg? You people have been very good at helping me with other problems i have had so i'm sure you can with this also.
