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Video Card Recommendation

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I have a Dell Dimension 8250. I'm not totally sure what the power supply is, but I think it's 250W.

A lot of video cards I see nowadays require 300W power supplies. Changing the power supply is not an option at this point. I've seen some posts on the internet where someone with a Dimension 8250 purchased a video card which claimed to get by fine on a 250W power supply but still had problems getting it to work. So I would prefer not to push that limit, and play it safe by getting a card that runs fine with just 200W or so.

I would like to be able to play new games like Doom 3 and Half Life 2.

Any recommendations?
 
I would be very surprised if there is a video card capable of running Doom3 and HL2 at playable framerates that works with a 250w power supply.

I know this doesn't help you, but it's just the truth. You need to find a way to upgrade your power supply if you want to play these games enjoyably.
 
Originally posted by: BW86
ive seen a 6800gt work with a 250w PSU.. 😛. You could probably use a 9800pro
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Sure it's possible, but the OP said he doesn't want to take any chances. That would definitely be taking a chance.
 
If you can wait a bit, the 6600GT would probably work for you, maybe the X700XT as well. Like the last guy said though, anything 9800 or 5900 is gonna be taking a chance and those are pretty much the minimum for "enjoyably" playing new games. A 9600XT might as well if your standards for fps are somewhat modest.
 
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