Video card question

I have a Dell inspiron 530s I was wondering what the best video card i could get with this type of computer and if it needs a new power supply and if so which one please and thank you very much for the help in advance

General

• Type Personal computer
• Product Form Factor Slim tower
• Width 3.9 in
• Depth 17.1 in
• Height 14.3 in
• Weight 22.0 lbs
• Desktop type Budget desktop system,
  Monitor included

Processor

• Type Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 / 2.5 GHz
• Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
• 64-bit Computing Yes
• Installed Qty 1.0
• Max Supported Qty 1.0
• Upgradability Upgradable

Mainboard

• Chipset type Intel G33 Express
• Data bus speed 800.0 MHz

Cache Memory

• Type L2 cache
• Installed Size 1.0 MB
• Cache Per Processor 1 MB

Environmental Parameters

• Operating humidity range 20 - 80%

RAM

• Installed Size 2.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
• Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• Memory Speed 667.0 MHz
• Memory Specification Compliance PC2-5300
• Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
• Features Dual channel memory architecture
• Configuration Features 2 x 1 GB

Storage Controller

• Type 1.0 x Serial ATA - Integrated
• Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-300
• Channel Qty 4.0
• RAID Level RAID 1

Storage

• Floppy Drive None
• Hard Drive 1.0 x 500.0 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - DataBurst Cache
• Hard Drive (2nd) None

Optical Storage

• Type DVD�RW - Serial ATA
• Read Speed 16X

Optical Storage (2nd)

• Type None

Storage Removable

• Type None

Monitor

• Monitor Type DELL SE198WFP - LCD display - TFT active matrix
• Diagonal Size 17.0 in
• Max Resolution 1440 x 900
• Widescreen Display Yes
• Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch 0.285 mm
• Response Time 5.0 ms
• Image Brightness 300.0 cd/m2
• Image Contrast Ratio 1000:1

Graphics Controller

• Type Integrated
• Graphics Processor / Vendor Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
• Max Allocated RAM Size 224.0 MB

Audio Output

• Type Sound card - Integrated
• Sound Output Mode 7.1 channel surround
• Compliant Standards High Definition Audio
• Speaker(s) None

Keyboard

• Keyboard interface USB

Input Device

• Type Mouse,
  Keyboard

Mouse

• Mouse technology Optical
• Mouse interface USB

Audio Input

• Type None

Telecom

• Modem None

Networking

• Networking Network adapter - Integrated
• Data Link Protocol Ethernet,
  Fast Ethernet

Printer

• Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2.0 ( 0.0 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H,
  1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H,
  1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H
• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2.0 ( 0.0 ) x PCI Express x1 - LGA775 Socket,
  1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Processor - DIMM 240-pin,
  4.0 ( 2.0 ) x PCI Express x16,
  1.0 ( 2.0 ) x Memory,
  1.0 ( 1.0 ) x PCI
• Interfaces 1.0 x Audio - Line-out (center/subwoofer) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ),
  1.0 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( 2 in front ),
  1.0 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ),
  1.0 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm,
  6.0 x Hi-Speed USB - Line-out (rear) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
  2.0 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
  1.0 x Network - Line-out (side surround) - RJ-45,
  1.0 x Audio - Line-out/headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
  1.0 x Audio - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
  1.0 x Audio - 4 pin USB Type A

Power

• Device Type Power supply
• Power AC 120/230 V
• Power Provided 250.0 Watt

Operating System / Software

• OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Office Preloaded Includes a pre-loaded image of select Microsoft Office 2010 suites. Purchase an Office 2010 Product Key Card or disc to activate preloaded software on this PC.
• Software McAfee SecurityCenter (Trial),
  Microsoft Works 9.0,
  Drivers & Utilities

well your psu is a 250w, that is very small, none of todays cards support it.

to get a video card, you will want to upgrade your psu and then get a new gpu, problem is that I'm not sure if you have one of those dell psus or a regular psu, if it fits a regular psu then thats different, next we would need to know if you gonna be gaming at that 1440 x 900 res, and if so how much you want to spend on the gpu and psu, last we need to make sure the new gpu fits in your system, the new cards are very long.

Edited by DST4ME - 09 Jan 2011 at 8:06am