What AGP Video Card can I get for a 300 watt power supply?

I have a Sony PCV-RS430G desktop. It has a 2.8 gh P4 and 1 gb pc 3200 ram. My old vid card is 9200 all in wonder, and i have a 300 w.psu. what vid card can i upgrade it with? I want to buy a radeon x1650 pro agp.|||The 12 volt current rating is the most important factor whether you can use a video card or not. Go to the web page of the video card manufacturer. They will recommend a minimum amps at 12 volts for the leg of the power supply suppling the video card. Compare this to your existing power supply.

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My opinion for a new video card:

For playing the latest games a FRAPS (frames per second) of 50 or higher

For moderate games a FRAPS of 30 or more.

For no simple games or no games a FRAPS of 18 or more

Refer to:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.h…

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FRAPS (frames per second) per

Graphics card gaming performance charts:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.h…



Sapphire Technology Limited

SAPPHIRE 100174L Radeon X1650PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - $79.99

FRAPS= 30.8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

350-Watt power supply or greater (assumes fully loaded system)



Diamond Viper - X1650PRO AGP 256MB

http://www.diamondmm.com/X1650AGP256.php

420 Watt ATX 2.0 or greater power supply. Consult your computer system manual to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts.



XFX PVT73AUDF3 GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - $109.99

FRAPS= 40.9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.as…

Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps.)



GECUBE GC- HV195PGA3-D3(R) Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - $152.99

FRAPS= 53.8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.xpcgear.com/asus1950pro.html

http://www.diamondmm.com/X1950XT256PCIE.…

450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps, 12 volt rail is recommended (assumes fully loaded system)

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Higher performance cards require more current from the 12 volt leg of the power supply that supplies the video card. This may require changing to a more powerful power supply. Determine the amps at 12 Volts the video card recommends and compare it to your existing power supply.



How to Buy a Power Supply

http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Power-Suppl…



Nvidia SLI Certified Power Supplies

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_bu…



ATI Radeon Crossfire Certified Power Supplies

http://ati.amd.com/technology/crossfire/…



Diamond Video Cards Certified Power Supplies

http://www.diamondmm.com/certified.php|||honestly, get a new PSU as well. they aren't expensive and 300 really isn't enough to begin with, not to mention that your wanting to upgrade the video card. get something at least 450 watts or higher.