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I need help i wanna buy a graphics card but which one ?

ok im new to all about graphics card here are my system specs Operating System System Model Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Compaq Presario 061 PS569AA-ABA SR1420NX NA520 0nB1411RE101GUPPY00 System Serial Number: CNH50809GZ Enclosure Type: Desktop Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.93 gigahertz Intel Celeron 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Guppy 1.03 Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.04 01/26/2005 Drives Memory Modules c,d 80.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 63.02 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S [CD-ROM drive] Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2 Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4 Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1 Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3 ST380011A [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5JVK3E6F, rev 8.11, SMART Status: Healthy 504 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'A0' has 512 MB Slot 'A1' is Empty Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0) 74.32 GB 62.36 GB free d: (FAT32 on drive 0) 5.69 GB 653 MB free Network Drives None detected Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers local user accountslast logon Compaq_Owner 9/1/2008 7:07:59 AM (admin) local system accounts Administrator never (admin) Guest never HelpAssistant never SUPPORT_388945a0 never SUPPORT_fddfa904 never DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account HP Deskjet 3840 Series on USB001 Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port: Microsoft Shared Fax Driver on SHRFAX: Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort: Controllers Display Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller [Display adapter] COMPAQ FS7600 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n CNQ4520FFF, December 2004) Bus Adapters Multimedia Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7 Realtek AC'97 Audio Communications Other Devices Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem 1394 Net Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC primary IP Address: 192.168.1.110 / 24 Gateway: 192.168.1.254 Physical Address: 00:11:D8:93:32:89 Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.254 VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller USB Human Interface Device Compaq PS2 Keyboard (2K - 3) HID-compliant mouse USB Mass Storage Device USB Printing Support USB Root Hub (4x) MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT KIND OF GRPAHICS CARD , PCI OR AGP ? 4X 8X 16X ???? 2ND QUESTION HOW DO I KNOW THE POWER OF MY POWER SUPPLY SO IT CAN WORK WITH MY GRAPHICS CARD ??? LAST QUESTION IM LOOKING FOR A 256MB GRAPHICS CARD CHEAP NO HIGHER THAN 65$ THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH MY PC PLEASE ANSWER ??

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1. First off, you only have PCI slots, so you will have to go old school. The HP site doesn't list your PSU's wattage, so I am guessing low, like 200W. You have a Celeron, so a really fast card would be bottlenecked, anyway. Within your price range, the best I saw on Newegg was this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131082 It is a "POWERCOLOR 24PRO256M PCI Radeon HD 2400PRO 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI HDCP Ready Video Card". It is low prfile (which doesn't matter as you have a full size case. It is also fanless, meaning it will not ad to the noise level of your case. It is currently $59.99, but has a $10 mail in rebate right now.