Name: AVBlackened Date: November 22, 2007 at 12:58:19 Pacific Subject: Which video card? OS: Vista Premium CPU/Ram: 3GB
Comment:
Can you guys help me here?
My comp has a 320 watt power supply.. yea yikes!!!!! AMD Dual Core 5600+ <<< Great processer... 400GB hard drive 3GB RAM nVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE... yea IGP junk... what graphics card can i get that can run off a 320 watt power supply that isnt overly expensive... the 8500GT is the only one I can think of but so many bad reviews..... Thanks....
Why don't you just grab a better power supply+a good graphics card? The 8500GT isn't a very good card (though it's still miles ahead of your 6150).
Who made your PSU? Not all power supplies are created equal. A friend of mine runs an 8800GTX on his Dell's 375w PSU without any problems at all. Yet there are some 450w PSUs that would crumble trying to power an 8600GTS!
Tell us the specs of your PSU (found on the sticker attached to it).
Thanks to eBay, I could afford to SLi my PC and eat artistic toast. Opteron 185 @ 3.0GHz 2X 8800GTS-640MB Asus A8N32-SLI deluxe 4GB of PC3200 OCZ 800GB local storage X-Fi, Vista X64
im not full of money so a 8800gtx isnt in my range but im willing to pay at max 150-175 bucks... the comp i have is a HP Pavilion A6230N... i love the comp... i play counter strike 1.6 and i run 100fps (max for 1.6) and i have source but cant play it because i only run 15 fps on it.. (SAD)...
I wasn't telling you to buy an 8800GTX. I was just giving you an example of what a well-made PSU could do, and what a crappy one could (not) do.
So, what are the specs of your PSU? +12v specs, in particular?
Newegg sells the brand new Radeon HD3850 for $179.99, which is a damn good card for the price. However, without knowing your PSU specs, it's hard to know whether or not it's capable of handling the additional electrical load.
Thanks to eBay, I could afford to SLi my PC and eat artistic toast. Opteron 185 @ 3.0GHz 2X 8800GTS-640MB Asus A8N32-SLI deluxe 4GB of PC3200 OCZ 800GB local storage X-Fi, Vista X64
idk.... im gonna get a new power supply anyway... and all the reviews say the psu is garbage too... can u just tell me 3 video cards that are decent in the 100 to 175 range?
"idk.... im gonna get a new power supply anyway..."
You may very well need a new PSU, but without looking, you have no idea if the specs suck or not. Do you realize that a decent replacement is gonna cost close to $100? What does that do to your video card budget?
