My machine will be able to handle a new graphics card?

Hi all, first time here and really know what was going on inside my PC...

I have a HP Pavilion slimline s3644uk, as he came out of the box, hardware wise.

Windows Vista 64-bit, home premium SP2

AMD Phenom 8250 triple core processor 1.9 Ghz

4 GB of system memory

The graphics card is a Nvidia GeForce 9300 GE, with the latest drivers installed

My Question:

I would like to run some (not new) stretegy games - Civ5 for example, but even that does not work smoothly or at all unless I turn off some of the most demanding in the features of the game. I guess it's the graphics card that holds me back, as if it isn't that new, I would have thought the PC itself has been up to, and anyway, I can't afford to replace.

Yes, 1) do I need a better card, or the pC is not as good I think?

(2) will be this system handle / stand a better card (it's a small enough case, the slimline...), or should I just wait until I can afford a new PC.

(3) If Yes, what is the best card I can reasonably treat - didn't need to be sharp. I receive a techie to install for me, that wouldn't have a scoobie how myself.

If it is relevant, I'm in the United Kingdom.

Any help gratefully received

See you soon

Leon

Your power supply is rated at 160 watts, which is on the low side for upgrading your graphics card. I tried to look to the top of the graphics in the HP slimline computers recent cards and their power supplies are rated 220 watts. You may be able to use a new graphics spec'd HP but very likely detail maps do not work.

Frank

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