Upgrade Advice

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I have a Dell Inspiron 546s with an integrated amd 3200 graphics card. I am trying to decide if I can upgrade the graphics to a 6850/6870 (1GB), and also updating my psu from the 350W to 750W.
I have AMD Phenom 8450e triple core 2.1GHz cpu, 8GB Ram, 64 bit OS.
 
you don't need a 750W PSU for a 6870. You can crossfire 6870's on a 600W PSU with a high 12V amp rating.

Otherwise, yes you can upgrade the GPU so long as it has an open PCIe x16 slot. (I know there were optional upgrades so hopefully you aren't using it).