My power supply

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    I wanted to buy a new graphics card for my computer because my nvidia geforce mmx 440, isn't very good and i can't play the newer computer games with it. I bought a XFX GeForce™ 7600 GT 256 MB PCI-E Graphics Card, and it says that it requires a 300 watt power supply, and my computer only has a 160 watt power supply. I called gateway and asked them and they said that it will work fine on a 160 watt power supply. I am wanting to know if that is true before I install the graphics card into my computer
     
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    Thanks! that helped alot.
     
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    oh oh a 7600gt is as u said pci express and wont fit on an agp motherboard oh dude i feel ure pain as u r reading this
     
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    hopefully that motherboard has both agp & pci/e tho i doubt it if came with old nvidia card
     
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    nah it didnt come with 1 cause if it did at least he wouldve gotten a 300 watt psu
     
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