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And I'm also looking for it to include a DVD drive for watching movies and prefer a HDMI connection. Open to purchasing refurbished to save some money as well.

I need a new laptop that I will almost always have connected to a HDTV. Primary use is to stream HD tv shows. I'm on a tight budget, looking to spend $400 or less, but am willing to sacrifice a lot. I don't care about the screen size or resolution since i'll be connected to a HDTV. I also...

Thanks benski, very helpful. I was wrong about the price, confused it with a 5570 i was looking at earlier, but it looks like the 5770 is about $100, so I think I'll still go with that and avoid having to swap out the psu.

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Thanks again, I think I'll go with your recommendation for the psu and card. For $200 I'm sold!

I don't have access to it right now. I would really prefer to not swap out the PSU if i don't need to. What amperage should i be looking for to be able to run the 5770?

Thanks for your help! I know I only have a pcie x16 slot, it isn't 2.0, but the 2.0 card should still work, right? Is there something else i need to check? With just the the video card upgrade (along with the psu), do you think the performance will be much improved over my current setup? I...

I've been thinking about getting back into PC gaming and I'm wondering if my old Dell is upgradeable to play new games with decent settings, or if the components are just too old and not worth the upgrade. Dell Vostro 420 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz DDR2 SDRAM 3GB ATI HD Radeon 3450 21"...