Gts 250

What computer case do you have? What power supply?

That's a decent card, play any game with it on medium settings,
some games on high.
 
It depends. Like Bodaggit said, you need a large enough case and a power supply that can supply enough power. What's your budget? What brand are you looking at?
 
Nomitdude said:
unfortunately its just one that came with my case
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That might be a bit risky. I'm guessing that it's an "Allied" brand power supply. I have one of that same brand in My Core 2 Quad setup, but I'm not really pushing it. @ 450w it'll probably be able to handle the GTS 250, but I suggest that once you put it in, you should monitor the +12v voltage in Speedfan or HWMonitor:
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

If it's under 12v, you'll probably want to get a new Power Supply.
 
spynoodle said:
That might be a bit risky. I'm guessing that it's an "Allied" brand power supply. I have one of that same brand in My Core 2 Quad setup, but I'm not really pushing it. @ 450w it'll probably be able to handle the GTS 250, but I suggest that once you put it in, you should monitor the +12v voltage in Speedfan or HWMonitor:
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

If it's under 12v, you'll probably want to get a new Power Supply.
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The +12V reading in those are useless, apparently my system doesn't even have a 12V output, a friend of mine, on an Antec Earthwatt's, has +0.3 on his 12V, the only way to get an accurate reading is to test it with a multi-meter

Besides, a cheap 450W unit that came with a case won't be powering a dedicated video card intended for gaming, which the 250 is. No, it doesn't draw a lot of power, but it is still more than the unit will be able to handle.

Before getting the video card, I would very highly recommend you get yourself a better power supply. If you can afford both, all the better :) Unfortunately, I don't know any websites or shops in SA, so can't really recommend an option, but if you can find a Corsair, Antec, XFX, SeaSonic, Silverstone, Be Quiet! or Enermax unit over there that is 400W or more, that is what you should be looking at getting
 
i wouldn't get it. it's roughly the same price of the gts450 which i would get over the gts250...
 
SeN said:
i wouldn't get it. it's roughly the same price of the gts450 which i would get over the gts250...
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Yeah, 450 is better, but a bit more expensive. Also, he might have XP or something that only supports DX10.

As for PSU, take a Look at the Corsair CX400
 
SeN said:
i wouldn't get it. it's roughly the same price of the gts450 which i would get over the gts250...
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fastdude said:
Yeah, 450 is better, but a bit more expensive. Also, he might have XP or something that only supports DX10.

As for PSU, take a Look at the Corsair CX400
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You have to remember everyone on this forum is used to dealing either in US or UK, prices in SA may be different and because the 450 is a newer card, retailers over there might be stocking it for a much higher price.

As for CX400, it is a decent unit, but I wouldn't stick just to that, often you pay extra just for the Corsair name. If you can find a good deal on it, go for it, but don't make it your only option
 
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