Gigabyte GeForce GT 430?
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The question you should be worried about is what brand/quality is your PSU unit?
Almost always the sticker on the side of the unit does not show the real power output. If its a generic no-name unit then you can kiss the rest of your components goodbye.
If you'd like we could suggest a quality unit for you, but before that we'd need to know what unit you have now.
Furthermore if you do want a brand new unit, we'll need to know where you're located and the budget your looking for a unit?
Thanks
Almost always the sticker on the side of the unit does not show the real power output. If its a generic no-name unit then you can kiss the rest of your components goodbye.
If you'd like we could suggest a quality unit for you, but before that we'd need to know what unit you have now.
Furthermore if you do want a brand new unit, we'll need to know where you're located and the budget your looking for a unit?
Thanks
chimera201
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The GT 430 consumes around 13W more than G 210, so if your psu was on the borderline, it is not recommended. How much amps does your psu have on +12V rail?
chimera201
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I know that rig is really outdated but are you yet within warranty? Just asking in case you blow that machine due to it being an old unit...? To save you the fireworks show inside(and outside) your case you may want to get yourself a new 450W psu.
I'd ask you to look into the Silverstone ST45SF-G unit. Its small, quiet and also is gold rated so you can use it in other builds - and ofc if you'd want to go SFF you can retain the PSU.
You could run off the unit as is but I can't ask you to open up the psu, inspect whats inside and slice open a capacitor to look at its innards. In fact a kill-a-watt meter is terribly misleading as well. If you didn't know a kill-a-watt meter is a device that is connected in-between your psu power plug and the main power line. The power drawn by your machine is shown on the kill-a-watt meter on its display.
johnnyguru ,the guru in power supply testing and reviews, has mentioned this a couple of times on various forums.
Can it run - Yes
Can it run without making you worry - No
The whole point of this thread is to give you sound advice right? I've dealt with old HP machines and their psu units are far from reliable once you add aftermarket hardware.
My 2 cents.
I'd ask you to look into the Silverstone ST45SF-G unit. Its small, quiet and also is gold rated so you can use it in other builds - and ofc if you'd want to go SFF you can retain the PSU.
You could run off the unit as is but I can't ask you to open up the psu, inspect whats inside and slice open a capacitor to look at its innards. In fact a kill-a-watt meter is terribly misleading as well. If you didn't know a kill-a-watt meter is a device that is connected in-between your psu power plug and the main power line. The power drawn by your machine is shown on the kill-a-watt meter on its display.
johnnyguru ,the guru in power supply testing and reviews, has mentioned this a couple of times on various forums.
Can it run - Yes
Can it run without making you worry - No
The whole point of this thread is to give you sound advice right? I've dealt with old HP machines and their psu units are far from reliable once you add aftermarket hardware.
My 2 cents.
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alright i've decided that im not going to get it mostly because of what you said but also because the card was in a pretty bad shape and i know that the warranty is out because it's over 2 years since i got this PC, so im just going to wait until i can get a fully new PC with custom parts! thanks
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