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bbgman   06-19-2008 at 02:27:45 AM

Currently running

Quad Core 6600
3 GB Ram
2 - 250 GB HD's
Radeon 2400
LG 22" LCD

and the system has a 300 W Power Supply

I want to upgrade to an 8800 GT Vid Card

This one in particular: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] u=B52-8808

it says:

"Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 22 Amp Amps.)"

I have a power supply that my friend just gave me it is an ATX 400W p4 PSU

under that it says the following numbers:

+5V -5V +12V -12V +3.3V +5VSB
30A 0.5A 15A 0.8A 20A 2A



My question in regards to this PSU - would this be enough to run an 8800 GT 512mb card? There is a little sticker on the top... it appears to have been manufactured in 2005 - would that have any bearing on its usefulness (for example correct connectors?).


Basically I'm trying to avoid buying a new PSU if possible.


Thanks

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Christopherr   06-19-2008 at 02:33:09 AM
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dagger   06-19-2008 at 02:43:34 AM
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It's not enough. There's q6600, which is a power hog, to add in too.

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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bbgman   06-19-2008 at 02:46:47 AM
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Thanks.

Could you point me to some PSU's that would be sufficient to run an 8800 GT?

Preferably price friendly.

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dagger   06-19-2008 at 02:55:35 AM
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bbgman wrote :

Thanks.

 

Could you point me to some PSU's that would be sufficient to run an 8800 GT?

 

Preferably price friendly.


Q6600 plus 8800gt should need at least 450watt with decent 12v rail ratings. Ideally, go above that just to be safe and allow room for upgrade.

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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liljone   06-19-2008 at 06:03:29 AM
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Christopherr wrote :

 


8800gt = 8+8+0+0 =16. + almost a half of it;s power idnex for free space. Energy should be palced somewhere too.

wtf?


Message edited by liljone on 06-19-2008 at 06:03:43 AM
------------------------------ Processor: Intel Core2 Duo CPU E6700 4MB L2 Cache @ 2.67Ghz.
Memory: 4GB (PC2 6400)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT OC 512mb (565MHz/1430MHz)
Audio: SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio
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