will my powersupply handle this videocard

[ckfordy]

will my powersupply handle this video card i have a 305 watt powersupply and this looks like a good video card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102536

 

[bigsaucybob]

i doubt it, i just bought a pci express x16 card from newegg at around that price it was a 6600gt with 128mb and that needed atleast 350W. I would say no but it could happen.

 

[ckfordy]

anybody else have any opinions

 

[Bunchofstuff]

Post up the stats on your PSU, it's a 90% chance that your going to need a new one

 

[ckfordy]

305 watt dual 12 volt rail

 

[mrjack]

Amp on the rails?

 

[ckfordy]

Amp on the rails?

i have no idea where can you find it

 

[lynx6200]

It should say on the side of the psu its specs, like 28A on the +12V rail or something like that. Thats what you need to check.

 

[Cromewell]

it has dual 12V rails @ 18A each but they can only deliver 19A combined.

 

[Professor]

I don't know what the rest of your system looks like, but you can run an AMD Athlon 64 3500+, SLI with 2x Nvidia 6600gt, and various other things on a 350W PSU. So I'd say you would be "okay" if you stayed with the 305W PSU, but I would recommend going with a better one, not just for the sake of this build but also for future builds. You can get 450W PSU's for only $50 on newegg.

 

[ionicle]

Get a Hyper R 580W Modular PSU like mine lol, its good, it gives neer perfect voltages, and does its stuff pritty well for the price

 

[Cromewell]

he has a dell, a standard ATX PSU wont work.