Expect to pay more than $100 for both a good video card and a decent power supply. You do want better than what the computer comes with.

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one of the reviewers says

So at least it doesn't have a proprietary power supply.

Another person says

So we know the power supply it comes with is only 300 Watts, and will need to be replaced.

My son-in-law does computer networking for a large company. I was telling my daughter that my old computer needs to be updated. They are hoping to come home for a visit in a month or so and can probably update it when they are here.

I was also telling them about this new computer (Asus Essentio Desktop / AMD Athlon™ II X2 Processor / 4GB Memory) and that it looks like a decent computer but needs a bigger power supply and better video card.

He has a wholesale source where he can buy parts and he wants to know how large the power supply needs to be and what kind of video card I should have for it.

He is going to get prices for me. If he can buy the parts and do the work, this might be a better alternative for me than trying to update my old PC.

Any recommendations for the powere supply and video card for this computer?

Thanks very much for all of the help you guys are giving me with this dilemma. What we do for our games!

Do you play adventure games and casual games exclusively or do you sometimes play an RPG or other genre that has higher system requirements than an adventure?

Jenny100,

I only play adventure and casual games.

Thanks

Then a 500 Watt power supply should be plenty.
And you could get an Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or ATI Radeon HD 5750 card that should play anything you want for the next few years. Even an Nvidia Geforce GT 220 or ATI Radeon 5550 or 5570 would probably be OK, if you don't want to spend as much.

Thanks for the info. I will pass it on to my son-in law and see what he can do.