I usually build my own but I've been playing less and less, so I bought it because it seemed like a decent deal and I don't need a high end computer anymore. I bought it mostly just the surf the internet and do some video editing and encoding, but I occassionally play a few games as well.
I might try using it to play L4D2 with friends and was wondering what video card you guys would recommend. I'd like to avoid replacing the PSU, but I can if I need to. I don't really need it to run on high settings, just moderate or low-moderate settings would be fine.
Even replacing the power supply, you have to take into account the amount of physical space you have inside the chassis to accommodate a video card. You'll want to open it up and measure before buying anything, just to be sure.
Wow, 220W. I was going to recommend a 5770 as those are very low power requirements and are relatively cheap and will last you a long time. However a 220W power supply is too low.
Antec has a power supply calculator that's pretty good and should help you decide on a card/power supply. http://www.antec.outervision.com/
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Which does limit you from a lot of the higher end stuff. I'm in sort of the same boat, mine is 300W which I think limits me to a GeForce 9600.
Antec has a power supply calculator that's pretty good and should help you decide on a card/power supply. http://www.antec.outervision.com/
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I was actually thinking of more along the amps per rail and such, but that's so low it doesn't really matter. New power supply is in order.