Your psu is located at the rear of the case at the top. Your power cord goes into it. It is 250W. Here is a link to the D8200 User Guide. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8200/index.htm

You're right about the 1.8GHz cpu being a little too slow for the cards you mentioned. That's why I upgraded last year. :smileywink. The 9600XT is a good card that should work for you.

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Dimension 8200 (July 2002)
3.06Ghz P4 w/HT 533fsb---------------------------------------Dell 250W PSU
768mb pc800 rdram---------------------------------------------P992 19" Flat Screen Monitor
128mb BFG GeForce 6800oc (16 pipes enabled)---------Logitech 5300E 5.1 THX
56K PCI Data Fax Modem--------------------------------------80GB Ultra ATA HD
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz DSP sound card-----------------40X CD-RW
Intel 10/100M PCI Network Card-------------------------------USB Keyboard & Mouse

Message Edited by haterproof99 on 05-22-2005 02:08 AM

will34 - "Im a hardcore gamer..and how would the graphics on half life 2 and doom 3 look on that card?"

These are two of the most technologically advanced games around although Half Life 2 is made to be played on a wide range of systems. Your 1.8GHz cpu is only half way between the minimum and recommended processor speed. I don't know what Doom 3's requirements are. The most important component in good gameplay is the video card but as you are aware your cpu is going to hold back the fastest cards. I think you'll be ok with the 9600XT but you can probably do better by moving up to the 9800PRO. A year ago, this was one of the top cards around.