yes as you can see i am new here
ok to start off ive been surfing the net to replace my powercolor 9600
i found a bunch of new ones like the XFX geforce 7600 GT AGP at my budget ($100-170)

apparently what i find disturbing is that the card i was going to buy has a power connector to the right (4pin MOLEX)
so i checked my PSU (powersupplyunit) for any extra wires for it, i found some but they were only coming from the hardrive and my CD/DVD drives
so now i wonder and ask this question
do i need a new PSU
does that card require to draw power from the PSU?

heres the card i wanted to buy- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150233
my PC specs are the following
AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (2.2ghz)
1.5 GB DDR SDRAM
Powercolor ati 9600 pro 256mb
180GB harddrive


if you have any info or can answer my question please post them here, i really need help, thanks advance

What is the wattage of your current power supply?

You'll WANT to make sure the PSU can handle the additional hardware.

If there are extra cables you can use from the power supply...ATX connectors, but no Molex...you can always purchase an adapter and fit one end of the adapter to your PSU and the other to the card.

You'll want to make sure the connectors are either male or female...

The connectors coming from the PSU are usually female...so you'll need an adapter with a male connector on one end to fit the cable coming from the PSU.

You'll also want to make sure the molex connector on the adapter cable is also female...since the Molex connector on the card is male.

Hope this info helps...yea i checked but there was a wall blocking me from checking the PSU, but there was a sticker with the info outside, and all i can find was "DC output 250W" and a bunch of serial numbers , ( edit) i hope that info can help I would invest in a new PSU with 24 pins....don't buy a 20 dollar one.