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quitoman   04-10-2008 at 07:29:30 PM

I have an Emachines T6212 and I am installing a 8800GTS 320mb. Will my PSU be able to power it?

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Maziar   04-10-2008 at 08:24:05 PM
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What are the specs of your PSU?

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San Pedro   04-10-2008 at 09:06:11 PM
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Most likely no. I looked at emachines before and they have junk power supplies, not enough wattage and more importantly not enough amps.

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Bronze Graphics badge jay2tall   04-10-2008 at 09:43:53 PM
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San Pedro wrote :

Most likely no. I looked at emachines before and they have junk power supplies, not enough wattage and more importantly not enough amps.


I concur, especially the older ones. Emachines were made to be a lower end Gateway, not to play games on. Check the PSU you may want to see if you can't upgrade it.

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quitoman   04-10-2008 at 11:18:57 PM
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I have a 300W power supply. I have an 8600GT running just fine in it tho, so do you think i'll be okay? if not can i upgrade my psu real quick?

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Bronze Graphics badge jay2tall   04-11-2008 at 02:55:01 PM
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quitoman wrote :

I have a 300W power supply. I have an 8600GT running just fine in it tho, so do you think i'll be okay? if not can i upgrade my psu real quick?


a 8600Gt does not need a PCI-E power connector and draws far less power than an 8800. You will need at the very least a GOOD 450W. I'd prefer a 550W to be safe.

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