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Right now i have a Radeon x300SE video card,Pci express. I thought it was an x600 but that makes no difference. My computer has windows xp home MCE 2005. It also says that i have a, Hauppauge Win Tv PVR PCI II (26xxx). I have my computer hooked up to my tv and record shows and watch them later but i use this function less and less.
My question is, I want to replace the video card with one thats better for gaming since my wife likes to use my computer to play games on because its newer. If i just replace the vid card, Will i still be able to record from my tv? 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.

Thanks, Kevin

Do you know what power supply you have now, make or model?

Assuming that you need a power supply and a video card, whats ur budget?

YARDofSTUF wrote:Do you know what power supply you have now, make or model?

Assuming that you need a power supply and a video card, whats ur budget?

It says my power supply is 300 watts. Not sure what you mean by make or model? Are you talking about my power supply? Here is a link to my computer specs. Maybe you can look at what i have and get some idea. As for my budget,I was hoping i could get a decent card in the $ 300.00 to 400.00 range..
Thanks, Kevin

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docu ... =c00255702

It would be a good idea to upgrade your power supply from 300w.

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.

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

Ok. Well, assuming its a regular power supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817194003

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130061