Can my Computer Handle this Graphics card or do i need a new Computer?

Question

So im going to get a Raedon 6770 HD Graphics card. But im not sure if it can handle it or not.

Here are my specs:

Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, build 6001)

Gateway

2GB RAM

Bios: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00pg

Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) 64 X 2 Dual core Processor 5000 + (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz

And my current Graphics Card is a:

NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

So can my computer handle the Raedon 6770 HD graphics card or do i need a new computer then get the graphics card?

Im no computer Expert when it comes to these things. So help? Its a standard computer and im getting to know alot about this stuff.

Answer 1

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Three things.

1. You need the right expansion socket on your motherboard for the video card.

2. You need space to fit it in, height and width.

3. You must have a big enough power supply, enough watts.

As you already have a 6150SE you have the right socket and probably enough space.

You just need to check the power requirements for the 6770HD.