Graphics Card for very Old Pc

[srpandey]

I have a very old PC (core2duo, dg31pr, 3gb ddr2 ram). It is used for web browsing and watching youtube videos. The webpages with pictures load very slowly. Can I install a low end graphics card like gt710 to load pages faster?
Will 8 year old motherboard be able to withstand 25w of extra power draw by GPU?

 

[chemmajorp53]

Yeah you should be fine with 25 watts in any system. I'd personally use this as an opportunity to upgrade your system, even if it's to a newer used one, but to each their own.

 

[dontlistentome]

The motherboard will pass the power from the power supply to the card. Assuming we are talking a videocard that does not require its own power connector, you should be fine. I have used an AMD HD 5450 in the past for hardware video acceleration and it did help with high definition video play back. Even a cheap card like that does make a difference. The GT 710 looks to be even more capable.

 

[srpandey]

Is there any low end Video card/GPU which uses power directly from PSU?