New GFX Card for old Pc

Hey guys. i got this old computer HP Pavilion A6512p and i wanted to upgrade the Graphics card, not for extreme gaming or anything serioud just a simple cheap card that plays basic games and maybe gta san andreas
Thanks for the help guys
Answer #1
Sorry for double post but do you guys think that this video card is compatible with my pc XFX ONE R-Series Radeon HD 5450 ON-XFX1-PLS2 Video Card – 1GB DDR3, PCI-Express (x16), http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7373215&CatId=1558
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Answer #2
that’ll work, but I wouldn’t do that with only the standard 250 WATT power supply. a 500 WATT is more suitable.
Answer #3
i think im buying the card below. hopefully it will be better cause of the low 250 watts on the psu. cause i dont want to change the psu on that computer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129273
Answer #4
i think im buying the card below. hopefully it will be better cause of the low 250 watts on the psu. cause i dont want to change the psu on that computer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129273It’s actually good to change the PSU on that. It’s way too small by todays standards. and it’s low quality to keep costs as low as possible. I can’t think of any reason to keep a 250 watt power supply in a modern desktop computer, not that it needs 500 watts all the time, but under certain conditions it can draw that mostly briefly. a computer will draw only what it needs to operate properly, the larger power supply will prevent unexpected blue screens and lockups due to a small power supply. as far as the card goes, check out the specs on the games you want to run, look for their website. also, after the card is installed in the computer, there is a website which checks it to see if the requirements are met for the desired game to run. http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri