Will I be able to upgrade my HP Pavillion m8530f 's graphics card to NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti

ive been looking all over the web to no avail on a variety of graphics cards that i can install on my desktop. Ive had my eye on NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti but i need to know if i can get some good graphics out of my machine
Specs:
Windows Vista Home premium
5120 system memory
1TB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9300GE (Hybrid SLI)
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Hi,
The motherboard in your PC has a not so good history.
Open up you PC and do some measuring to make sure that the GTX 550 will fit. This EVGA is a good model but there aer other brands just as good. The card is 8.25" in length. The slot adjacent to the PCI-E x16 slot needs to be vacant.
You will need a bigger power supply. A 500 watt power supply should be sufficient for the GTX 550.
Look at this Corsair CX500. It's a good quality power supply.
You should open up your PC and measure the physical dimensions of your power supply. Here is a list of things to consider:
Specifications
Total wattage - important
12+ volt amperage rating - important
Modular - not mandatory but I like the flexibility
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i7 and SLI ready
Efficiency rating
Cost
Physical size -- standard ATX PSU is 5.5" by 5.9" by 3.4" give or take a few tenths
A single 12+ volt rail is a better choice.
www.newegg.com has lots of PSUs choices. Corsair, OCZ, Rosewill, Thermaltake.....
How to replace a power supply.
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