8800gt POWER

[greenberet1990]

Hi

this is my first post


on EGVA site the the 8800gt needs 400watts with 12 Volt current rating of 22 amps

my psu is 300W with a 12 volt rating of 19A

would card work with a 300w 12volt with rating of 19Amps, and what are the consequences

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

 

[bsan89]

hehe a friend of mine try my 8800gt.
He has a gateway with 300watt power supply.

The card sorta scream, and nvidia keeps power up a notice a bout
lack of power. So its not a good idea. 450watt min.

Your best chance with a 300watt is a 8600 is your max.
7900gs is what most 300 watt user is getting or a ati card.

 

[Zorg]

Well your 300W is probably a no name brand, so it can't even deliver what they claim. The Card won't run properly. Additionally, assuming you can get it to run, your PSU will be overloaded and it will blow up taking several components with it, the first being the mobo. So you will get to upgrade to the latest stuff. See it's all good.

 

[kpo6969]

450w @ 26amps
That's what Nvidia said when it was first released.
Evga does say 400w @ 22amps, but also says 450w @24amps for SLI (which I wouldn't trust).