Hi,

I'm looking for some general information about upgrading my current video
card and whether or not I'll need to upgrade my power supply as well.

I'm only thinking of getting a modest card,nothing fancy, just anything
better than my current Geforce2 32meg card. I'd like to avoid replacing my
power supply if it's at all possible.

1) I noticed while pricing cards that some video cards have power supply
requirements listed on their boxes but some didn't. If they don't list a
requirement, does that mean that the watts of my power supply won't matter
to that particular brand and I can install the card without replacing my
power supply as well?

 According to my documentation, I have a "steady-state 220 watt" power
supply.

2) If I do wind up needing to replace my power supply,would a stronger
supply be harmful for the other components,such as the motherboard, in the
computer? How high can I go safely? 300w or even 450w?

An example of a card I'm considering now is an ASUS V9400-X/TD/128 Geforce4
MX4000 128MB 64-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X. It has a Geforce4 MX 4000 chipset and is
AGP 4X/8X, My current setup is only 4X.

(I have a 3 year old Compaq Presario Athlon XP 1800+,512 megs ram,Geforce2
with 32 meg graphics card,Windows XP SP2 and one each of AGP and PCI slots
open,220w power supply)

TIA,

Julie Bray

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