graphics card power supply issue

kadajsha

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hello everyone, im looking at a galaxy gt 610 2gb LP graphics card it says it has a minimum 300w power requirement, but the psu on my unit is only 280w, im forced to work with a dell optiplex 755 desktop so everything is stock so far.. can my unit handle it?

the system has
core 2 duo e6750 2.66ghz
80gb hdd
2gb ram

the game I am targetting is skyrim on a low to med set up

any advice pls?? thanks
 
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The card should work as all your components together should have a total load of around 250w including the graphics card. You would probably be able to run skyrim at a resolution of 1024x768 at low to med settings.
The GTX 610 is terrible.
It is substantially slower than the HD 6450 in the following review.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skyrim-performance-benchmark,3074-4.html

You won't be able to run Skyrim with this card.
Your processor would also struggle anyway.

I really wouldn't try to put a new graphics card in this machine.
Instead, look at a new computer with a mid range AMD processor or Intel Core i3 processor and an AMD Radeon HD 6770 or 7750 video card or better.
This will allow Skyrim to run at high settings without problems.
 

chitradev

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The card should work as all your components together should have a total load of around 250w including the graphics card. You would probably be able to run skyrim at a resolution of 1024x768 at low to med settings.
 
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