Cheap Card to run with stock 400W

Stildawn

Stildawn

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Hi All.

Thinking a few things through it regards to my computer (deciding between a whole new rig or an upgrade)

Now if I was to upgrade to a Phenom II with Am3 and ddr3 etc Ill take my 4870 and 650tx with me.

So that leaves me with a athlon 6000+ etc etc with the old stock 400w psu that came with my case and no graphics card.

So whats the best/price/performance card I can get that will go with a 400w, just so I can get that old rig going (instead of having the parts just sitting there)

Cheers
 
on a 400w psu i wouldnt go any higher than a 9600GT,but im not too good with PSU.

It doesnt only go by what Watts a psu is.
 
9600GSO not a bad card, its just a renamed 8800GS. But I think it has the same minimum requirements of something like a 9600GT/8800/9800GT. 450W with 24/26 amps.
 
The 9600GT would be cutting it really close... as in, your PSU would probably just barely support it. How many amps are on the +12v rail? If you've got 24 or more you should be good, but anything less might not be a good idea with it.
 
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Stildawn said:
Haha the 400w PSU came with a 50 dollar case (NZ$) so its budget lol.
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OK, than I wouldn't go with the 9600GT if I were you...

You'd be a lot safer with a 9400GT, but then you won't have NEAR as good of a GPU as the 9600GThttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130395. You could go with the 9500GT, which is a good deal better than the 9400GT. Another option would be the HD3650, which should be a decent card and has pretty low power requirements (300W.)

I'm still not so sure about that PSU... there should be a sticker on your PSU with all the outputs and everything of the PSU... if you could post how many amps the +12v rail has it's be great (if you don't know what that is you could upload a picture.)
 
Yeah I will have a look when I get home.

When I brought the computer it had a 8600gt which ran no problems, dont know if that helps.
 
Stildawn said:
Yeah I will have a look when I get home.

When I brought the computer it had a 8600gt which ran no problems, dont know if that helps.
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Well then then the 9500GT should run no problem, and possibly the 9600GT... it'd still be good to find out what your PSU can handle.
 
ramodkk said:
That's enough for a 9600GT

Calibretto is running a Q6600 and an 9800GT on an Antec 380W ;)
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Yes as long as the PSU he has have enough amps on the 12v rail, it should run fine. But from his description as "it came with the case", I don't think it's that reliable.
 
Stildawn said:
Just read this, looks like the 9600GSO is better, however it says it needs a 6pin from the PSU, I dont know if the stock 400W comes with that. Can I use one of those plugs thats converts a normal power plug (like for cdroms etc) to a 6pin?
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It depends, you will have to check if the card supports it. Cos with my current card it says in the manual you cant use a two 4pin to 6pin converter. The funny thing was they included one in the box :confused:
 
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