300w power supply with new video card :S

HELP_ME · 12-30-2007, 12:47 AM

umm im kinda concerned about my 300w power supply now that i just order a VisionTek HD 2600 xt 512mb PCIe video card. the site recommends a 350+ watt power supply. my current video card is a radeon x300 128 mb PCIe. do you think it will be sufficient? i mean how much power can it possibly use?

ramodkk · 12-30-2007, 12:49 AM

Take a look at this:

http://www.computerforum.com/703143-post1.html

aara0123 · 12-30-2007, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HELP_ME

umm im kinda concerned about my 300w power supply now that i just order a VisionTek HD 2600 xt 512mb PCIe video card. the site recommends a 350+ watt power supply. my current video card is a radeon x300 128 mb PCIe. do you think it will be sufficient? i mean how much power can it possibly use?

If the site said 350 plus watts then no your current psu probably wont be sufficient.

fortyways · 12-30-2007, 03:57 AM

I thought amps on the 12V rail were the thing to look at? Is it a decent PSU, or something that came with an OEM build?

HELP_ME · 12-30-2007, 04:27 AM

came with the OEM build...wow this sucks more money to spend -_-

**The_Other_One** · 12-30-2007, 04:47 AM

If it's OEM, or a PSU that came with a case, you'll almost certainly need to swap it out. However, if you have a fair amount of amps on the 12v rail, 300w should suffice, but I suspect the amps are rather low. But don't be too discouraged, best to go ahead and get a decent power supply before the other begins to cause problems or even damage to the machine.

HELP_ME · 12-30-2007, 09:42 PM

i guess...it just kinda feels like it defeats the purpose of getting a good deal low priced card.

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HELP_ME Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ottawa, canada Posts: 391	300w power supply with new video card :S umm im kinda concerned about my 300w power supply now that i just order a VisionTek HD 2600 xt 512mb PCIe video card. the site recommends a 350+ watt power supply. my current video card is a radeon x300 128 mb PCIe. do you think it will be sufficient? i mean how much power can it possibly use?

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12-30-2007, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	I thought amps on the 12V rail were the thing to look at? Is it a decent PSU, or something that came with an OEM build?

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HELP_ME Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ottawa, canada Posts: 391	came with the OEM build...wow this sucks more money to spend -_-

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HELP_ME Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ottawa, canada Posts: 391	i guess...it just kinda feels like it defeats the purpose of getting a good deal low priced card.