Need Some Advice On Changing my GPU

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  1. APAV

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    Here is my computer, HP Pavilion M8300F(GX611AA) Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3GB DDR2 640GB NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT Windows Vista Home Premium:
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    Here is the graphics card I am replacing it with.
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    My room gets no cross breeze or draft, so it gets very hot fast. I'm think about getting the Arctic Cooling Unit, Accelero S1 to help it a bit. Do you think both(if the S1 can't fit, its ok) will fit in there fine and lower the temp hopefully? And extra measures/steps I should take?

    Also, is there any other hardware I need to replace? Like my stock psu, do I need to replace that? And what would you recommend if yes?

    Thx for the help!!!
     
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    you will definately have to replace the psu. the corsair 550VX should be enough.

    but the HD4850 is a better bang for the buck card.
     
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    Trust me. After extensive research, this card will definitely be the best.
     
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