upgrading from a Gt220 to GTX 550 Ti

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so the title says it all, i am also running Pentium E2200 OC'd at 3Ghz. and 4gb of ram,
gonna get the card for ~70$ is it worth the upgrade?
 
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it's a FSP ATX-350PNF it only outputs 350W but according to all the online power consumption calculators i will do just fine with my non-power hungry pentium

 
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it's a second-hand card from a person that i never meet before.. so not really,but there's still a 6month factory warranty
 
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The GTX 550 Ti is a 116W card. That PSU wasn't intended on a card that needs a PCIe 6 pin connection. I am going to reneg a bit on my initial nod I gave you. You will be pushing the PSU with that card.
 
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The two +12V rails can handle 300W of output power. That's a plus. But it will be close when the card is loaded up. Best to upgrade the PSU, first.

Or... think about another card. Is $70 your limit?
 
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probably is,but the site i buy this stuff from is being updated daily because people are putting there stuff for sale there,i think i could sell my GT220 and get a better PSU but all the new PSU that can handle 24A on 12V rail cost more then the GPU itself...

 
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is it possible that the GTX550Ti will still run on this PSU (i understand it will be pushed beyond what it was designed for(don't really care if it cooks in a month or two)) but there must be some fluctuation value right?
 
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It'll run. It only uses max amps at load. And the usual result of a too-small PSU (if the PSU is of good quality and well made with a UL approved or equivalent rating) is that the PC will shut down or re-boot when it can't keep up any more. Cheap PSUs on the other hand, tend to die catastrophically and take out other components with them.

Most FSP PSUs are good quality. But I'm not sure about the OEM models.
 
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Original Equipment Manufacturer
It means that the system builder may have requested a specific design for his PSU that doesn't (necessarily) follow the specs of the retail version. The FSP PSU in your pic "looks" like it might be an OEM.
 
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1 HDD, 1 LED fan the cooler master outervision calculator says Your Recommended Minimum Power Supply is
313W with the GTX 550Ti and with the Gt220 it's 220W.Also i choose the E2220 which runs at 2.4Ghz in the calculator instead of my E2200 running at 3Ghz stock volt.
 
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but that's not the point,i suppose the PSU will reach it's peak at loads and if the pc starts shutting down or rebooting i'll just change it, the thing i'm worried about is that those two molex might not be sufficient enough
 
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Try those sites, it's not saying you are using 332W, it is saying the recommended for you is a 332W PSU.

I'm at work, this site (part.it...) is blocked. How much are you getting?

I got: 332W High End and 313 Regular

 
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i got recommended minimum 313W and that's the only rating there's no 332W

 
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what's the difference between high-end desktop and a regular one? there are two options on the site

 
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