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[343guiltymc]

He's asking for a card for under 70 dollars CAN, the cheapest card he could get is a 4650. Honestly, that's not much of a "upgrade".

[Warsaw]

Oops? I forgot to switch Newegg over to Canadian.

[343guiltymc]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814102805
Probably the best thing you can get at that price range.

[Lex1337]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129058

Good case? Yes? No?

What PSU will fit in this and will work with a min-itx board?

[343guiltymc]

What are the dimensions for a reference radeon 4850? I don't know if the gap between the PCI-E slot, the fan shroud and the hard drive bay is enough to one.

[Warsaw]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129058

Good case? Yes? No?

What PSU will fit in this and will work with a min-itx board?

Good case, yes. A standard ATX PSU will work with it no problem. As for the motherboard, check to see how many pins are on the main power connector, and then get a PSU that fits that requirement (any 20+4 pin is normally enough to fit). I don't know that a Mini-ITX motherboard can be secured inside that case though, I think it's too small.

[Lex1337]

Good case, yes. A standard ATX PSU will work with it no problem. As for the motherboard, check to see how many pins are on the main power connector, and then get a PSU that fits that requirement (any 20+4 pin is normally enough to fit). I don't know that a Mini-ITX motherboard can be secured inside that case though, I think it's too small.

I need a PSU that has a small 24 Pin. The specs say a Mini_ITX MoBo will fit. I hope it does.

I'll just get this with this.

Whats the best GPU I can get with that Wattage?

[Warsaw]

With 700W? You can use either a GeForce GTX295 or a Radeon HD4870 X2, which are the two best cards on the market, period. Basically, with 700W you can use any card you so desire, as long as it fits in your motherboard. I don't like that PSU though, seems a little on the cheap side to me. Don't skimp on power supplies, because that can bite you in the ass later.

[ThePlague]

So, I have an old Dell Optiplex GX 240, and I wanted to know what kind of upgrades I can do to it.

Mostly the gfx card, which is a ATI Rage 128 Ultra, and can't even play Halo :/

Slap some upgrades for it on me, but i'm not rich so...

E: So far the only thing I did was take out the floppy drive and add another (80 gig) HDD that I had lying around.

[Warsaw]

Is your RAGE a PCI or AGP model?

GeForce 9400GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187057

GeForce 8500GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187059

Radeon HD2400 Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131082

Personally, I'd go with the 8500GT. It is about equal with a GeForce 7800 GT in power. All of the ones I listed are PCI. I don't know what AGP bus you have (if any), and if it is less than 4x, you are out of luck unless you want to search eBay.