Will it work?

[far004]

My PC Specs:
Processor: Intel E4500 2.2 GHz
Motherboard: Intel G33FB
Ram Kingston Value Select 667MHz 1GBx2
Power Supply: 400 Watt
HDD: Westren Digital 250GB

I want to buy MSI 9800GT for my PC. Will it work fine with the power supply and the rest of my PC?
Is MSI graphics card a good choice? Or should I go for ASUS , XFX or BFG?

 

[dirtmountain]

You'd have to post which power supply it is and stats, if it's a quality badged unit of fairly recent manufacture then it should be ok.

 

[far004]

Well its not of a big company. Some local company.

 

[mactronix]

I would say that the chances of a cheap 400 Watt unit running that card are about 90-10% against it. Do you know the name of the company or the model then we can check its specs. I had a card running on a PSU that it should by rights not have run on according to the watts ratings. The thing that matters though is the Amps on the +12V rail, if your PSU has enough then it will be ok. The card does say 400 Watt PSU and they tend to overstate these things so unless its really cheap it may well do it. We would need to check the Amps and number of rails first though to be able to answer one way or the other.

Mactronix

 

[far004]

Here what my Power Supply says:
3.3V: 14A
5V: 30A
12V: 20A

What do u say now?

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

No, sorry the 9800 GT needs atleast 22A. I know 20A is close but you should have atleast 25A+ before trying it anyway. Give us a price range and we will pick another out for you.

 

[far004]

What if I dont run any other device? like I dont run DVD drive. The only thing connected to my power cables is Hard disk and a case fan.

Will 9600GT work?
If I do go for 9800GT, plz suggest me some good power supplies. Price range: $50-$80. All u can suggest plz.

Thanks a lot!