power question

andythelandy · 05-12-2008, 04:03 PM

i am looking at getting a nvidia 7600gt which says it needs a 350w power pack. i have checked mine and i think its only a 250w. will i have absoulty no chace of getting the card to work without a new power pack.

lovely? · 05-12-2008, 04:34 PM

actually odds are that it would work. do you have the 4-pin molex connector that you will need though? im guessing your computer is a prebuilt, their power supplies usually only come with enough cords to suit what it comes with.

andythelandy · 05-12-2008, 04:47 PM

4 pim molex conector?? sorry im a beginner whats one of these is it the lead that goes to the card? are they the sort that power the hardrives casue i have some of them spare

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andythelandy Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 26	power question i am looking at getting a nvidia 7600gt which says it needs a 350w power pack. i have checked mine and i think its only a 250w. will i have absoulty no chace of getting the card to work without a new power pack.

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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,625	actually odds are that it would work. do you have the 4-pin molex connector that you will need though? im guessing your computer is a prebuilt, their power supplies usually only come with enough cords to suit what it comes with. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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05-12-2008, 04:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
andythelandy Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 26	4 pim molex conector?? sorry im a beginner whats one of these is it the lead that goes to the card? are they the sort that power the hardrives casue i have some of them spare