8800GS/9600GSO 300W BESTEC ??

[has22fas]

Hey Forum,

I was wondering is there a chance of running a 8800GS on a 300w Bestec PSU


Intel Pentium D 940 3.2Ghz
2GB RAM
HDD 300GB SATA
CD/DVD WRITER Lightscribe (i dont use this i can disconnect if it helps)
ATI HD3650


12V>19A

5V AND 12V must not exceed 288W


thanks in advance

 

[Hammeh]

Your power supply is not powerfull enough to run either of those cards. Here are the minimum requirements for each card:
8800GS - 400W PSU minimum with 26A on the +12V rail.
9600GSO - 400W PSU minimum with 26A on the +12V rail.

The best card you can run on a 300W PSU in my experience is the 8500GT which is a pretty bad card for gaming but it is very cheap. With your processor it would not be advisable to have an uber powerfull graphics card because it will be bottlenecked by the CPU.

 

[has22fas]

I purchased the 8800GS ran on 300W

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[hoopslam]

I purchased the 8800GS ran on 300W

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Wow, good to know.

 

[has22fas]

Wow, good to know.

Yeah thanks