i recently bought a radeon x1050, is there anything special i should have known before shoving it into my motherboard? my computer is an hp pavilion a1709n, its a pci express.. it seems to be running ok but it gets hot to the touch, i dont know if thats normal... is my psu ok and everything? ask if you need more details.. thanks -CG

What is your cooling setup? What temps are you seeing?

Since it's only an x1050 you may be able to get away with it. What are the specs on your power supply? Gigabyte GA-K8NS Athlon64 3000+ Venice E6 250x10 Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu LED 2GB G.Skill PC3200 ATi X800XL 256MB AGP 120GB WD IDE/250GB WD SATA SB Audigy Lite-On SHW160P6S Lite-On

You're asking about a Radeon X1050 in the gaming forum?

sorry, i use it for games... um where do i go to see temps? and what is a "cooling setup?". and where do i go to find the specs on my psu? would it be on the manufacturers site..? i'll get back with that. thanks -CG

"sorry, i use it for games..." Uh, that was my point. The X1050 isn't much of a gaming card, especially if it's the 64-version or one that uses HyperMemory. You could have done much better.

i will upgrade it when i get the money to spare but what i was asking is your opinion on whether or not my system will support it. I also installed a pci creative xtreme gamer soundcard, they both seem to be running fine, but i would like to know for sure, i just bought the whole system. thanks -CG