Power Supply Question!!!!!
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chrisalviola
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are you saying if its ok to use a 375Watts PSU for a requirement of 450Watts?
DSM1999
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yea, the video card i want which is the 7900GTO has a minimum of 450watts PSU. Can I still run it safely on high settings?
DSM1999
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Even running it stock you would be kind of lacking there. Once you started any heavy gaming or running any demanding apps like multimedia the power level would drop once the card saw a good load. That could make everything run unstable. While cpus have gone down from 1.65v-1.7v to 1.34-.14v video cards can be a little more power hungry when a good load is placed on them.
DSM1999
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oh. wow . can u tell me a video card that doesnt requiere a 450watts
Scrat
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The 450W recomendation/requirement is taking into account the power usage of the CPU, MB, HDD, and other components.... it doesnt mean that the card itself uses 450W.
If you only have a CPU, MB, HDD & your graphics card connected then it should run fine with the 375W for just general pc usage such as Word, solitare, and Monkey Island
however as PC Eye said, if you try graphics intence games etc then you will encounter problems
If you only have a CPU, MB, HDD & your graphics card connected then it should run fine with the 375W for just general pc usage such as Word, solitare, and Monkey Island
however as PC Eye said, if you try graphics intence games etc then you will encounter problems
The main problem with Dell cases is the custom fit for mounting the supply. They made sure that the standard atx supply would not fasten so you had to go back to them for a replacement or upgrade. Some people have drilled their own holes to line up the screws that hold the supply implace. Dell has larger models that would probably go right for their price however.
It depends on what you are planning to do with the system. Once you start loading things up you'll pull the power down on a lower end supply fast. A larger model will provide a larger max output for loads and aditional or more demanding hardwares. Dell should have a larger model that will drop right in.
Archangel
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well.. you could get such a fron bay PSU to power your grafic's card only..
ill have a look on what they are called again... i forgot about that
edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104019
but considering the price tag.. maybe getting a new one is the cheaper option. ( a new ATX PSU that is).. i hope your current PSU has a 20 or 24 pin connector to the motherboard? (I think it has, but i can't be sure ofcourse )
ill have a look on what they are called again... i forgot about that
edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104019
but considering the price tag.. maybe getting a new one is the cheaper option. ( a new ATX PSU that is).. i hope your current PSU has a 20 or 24 pin connector to the motherboard? (I think it has, but i can't be sure ofcourse )
well.. you could get such a fron bay PSU to power your grafic's card only..
ill have a look on what they are called again... i forgot about that
edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104019
but considering the price tag.. maybe getting a new one is the cheaper option. ( a new ATX PSU that is).. i hope your current PSU has a 20 or 24 pin connector to the motherboard? (I think it has, but i can't be sure ofcourse )
He's running a Dell. Dell has their cases slightly modified where a standard atx supply will not go in. The holes for the retaining screws are offset until you hack up their case with a power drill to mount a normal AT not atx supply. They make them that way so you buy replacement supplies through them.
The supplies they have always used were made to fit "their" case styles not the typical case seen in custom building your own. Instead of seeing the holes on four corners they are in a square pattern to one side. The newer model are obviously now atx while a Vaio is seen in an AT style case. You have to look at how the supplies are mounted on the newer cases before ordering one. That will tell you if those are interchangable.
I have replaced a many DELL P/S and all of them so far has had standard mounting holes!!
Every Dell I run across has other then the standard holes. You could take a standard supply for an atx case and hold it up to a Dell supply to see the difference right away. If you couldn't you would need to get your eyes examined real fast.
