Graphic Card for 350W PSU
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teja92
May 22, 2009 4:59:58 AM
Hi Guys,
I need a small help from you.
I am having a dell inpspiron 530 with the following specifications:
Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz,
4 GB DDr2 Ram @667 Mhz,
1 x 500GB HDD, 1 x DVD-RW,
1x Nvidia Geforce 8300 GS.
It has a 350W Delta PSU with:
+12VA ----- 12 A +12VB ---------- 18A
Max. continuous power on 12V line ---- 300W
I was thinking of going to a 9600 GT or HD 4670 or 9800 GT or HD 4770 based on my budget.
Right now i can afford a HD 4670 or 9600 GT. Can u suggest me a good card(anything) to rock my
19 " LCD at 1440x900 resolution?????
Please reply fast guys.
I need a small help from you.
I am having a dell inpspiron 530 with the following specifications:
Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz,
4 GB DDr2 Ram @667 Mhz,
1 x 500GB HDD, 1 x DVD-RW,
1x Nvidia Geforce 8300 GS.
It has a 350W Delta PSU with:
+12VA ----- 12 A +12VB ---------- 18A
Max. continuous power on 12V line ---- 300W
I was thinking of going to a 9600 GT or HD 4670 or 9800 GT or HD 4770 based on my budget.
Right now i can afford a HD 4670 or 9600 GT. Can u suggest me a good card(anything) to rock my
19 " LCD at 1440x900 resolution?????
Please reply fast guys.
More about : graphic card 350w psu
So one rail supplies 144W, and the other 218W, but the max continuous load of the sum of both is only 300W. Could be worse I guess. Anyway a Radeon 4670 is your best bet. You may be able to put in a 4770 (it's better than the 9800 or 9600GT by far), but I think that would be pushing it. I doubt your PSU really can sustain 300W for too long as it's probably not the best quality. Not only that but since it's aged a bit it will be handle even less of a load.
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teja92
May 22, 2009 5:21:34 AM
megamanx00 said:
So one rail supplies 144W, and the other 218W, but the max continuous load of the sum of both is only 300W. Could be worse I guess. Anyway a Radeon 4670 is your best bet. You may be able to put in a 4770 (it's better than the 9800 or 9600GT by far), but I think that would be pushing it. I doubt your PSU really can sustain 300W for too long as it's probably not the best quality. Not only that but since it's aged a bit it will be handle even less of a load.What about a 9600GT. Can i go for it?? coz it is a lot better than a HD 4670.
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The Delta 350w power supply that came with your Dell is a very good quality power supply. The Antec Earthwatts series are manufactured by Delta now, they used to be manufactured by Seasonic. The HD4670 is the safest choice, but either the 9600GT or the HD4770 shouldn't cause you any problems. Make sure the card will fit, measure carefully(dual socket?) and buy accordingly. Also download a hardware monitor and keep an eye on your temps(Dells have pretty poor cooling) compare your stock set up temps now and compare them to new temps after adding a GPU. Good luck.
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teja92
May 22, 2009 8:32:52 AM
dirtmountain said:
The Delta 350w power supply that came with your Dell is a very good quality power supply. The Antec Earthwatts series are manufactured by Delta now, they used to be manufactured by Seasonic. The HD4670 is the safest choice, but either the 9600GT or the HD4770 shouldn't cause you any problems. Make sure the card will fit, measure carefully(dual socket?) and buy accordingly. Also download a hardware monitor and keep an eye on your temps(Dells have pretty poor cooling) compare your stock set up temps now and compare them to new temps after adding a GPU. Good luck.I saw a video on you tube and even a 9800Gt can fit. My question is can a 9600GT be handled safely by my PSU because i don't want to stress the PSU too much. Just around 5-10 W below the limit at full load is ok for me. Suggest me a good one and i can afford a 9600 GT or HD 4670 but not a HD 4770. It is too costly here in India.
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teja92
May 22, 2009 8:41:36 AM
gkay09 said:
Well in India the 4770 costs about 6500 INR...Ya but i can at the max force my father to go for 5500 for an 8800GT 512Mb or 9600GT 512MB.
My pocket money till now is only 3500 and my father has told that he will give me At the max. 3000 more for a graphic card.
I am keen to goto a 9600Gt and save my money to get a Vendetta 2 CPU cooler later as my Q6600 easily touches 60-65 degrees at 75% load.Idles at around 54 Degrees.
Is there any cheaper and good card apart from 9600GT 512 like ati HD 3xxx????????
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teja92
May 22, 2009 9:03:25 AM
teja92
May 22, 2009 10:51:36 AM
teja92
May 22, 2009 10:56:32 AM
The recommended amperage is 26A in the 12V rails...but they generally give increased values than what is actually required for the card to work...
But still it is a close call as you are running a Quad with that PSU...And don't even think of overclocking your CPU...It would most likely kill the PSU...
Instead of saving money for the CPU cooler, save it for a good power supply...that is a better investment...
If are experiencing high temps,. then reapply good amount of thermal grease like the artic silver 5 or MX-2...they should atleast bring temps down by 2 or 3 degrees, maybe even more...
But still it is a close call as you are running a Quad with that PSU...And don't even think of overclocking your CPU...It would most likely kill the PSU...
Instead of saving money for the CPU cooler, save it for a good power supply...that is a better investment...
If are experiencing high temps,. then reapply good amount of thermal grease like the artic silver 5 or MX-2...they should atleast bring temps down by 2 or 3 degrees, maybe even more...
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Just found some old reviews about the 9600GT...And this should comfort you...
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/666/1/
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ2Niw2...
Those articles show that the total system power does not go above 300W using a 9600GT...
So you should just be fine...though take care if you want to overclock...
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/666/1/
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ2Niw2...
Those articles show that the total system power does not go above 300W using a 9600GT...
So you should just be fine...though take care if you want to overclock...
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teja92
May 22, 2009 11:37:45 AM
gkay09 said:
Just found some old reviews about the 9600GT...And this should comfort you...http://www.legitreviews.com/article/666/1/
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ2Niw2...
Those articles show that the total system power does not go above 300W using a 9600GT...
So you should just be fine...though take care if you want to overclock...
10/10 for that. Great info. Now i am pretty sure mine can handle a 9600Gt but i will think of my PSU and will go either to a HD 4670 or 9600Gt. Do you think that my temperatures are fine?????
55 Degrees at idle and 65-70 Degrees on full load.
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teja92
May 22, 2009 12:00:01 PM
teja92
May 22, 2009 2:00:45 PM
fdc
May 22, 2009 2:23:35 PM
teja92
May 23, 2009 4:13:46 AM
teja92
May 23, 2009 9:42:58 AM
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teja92
May 24, 2009 6:34:53 AM
Onus said:
I believe you have already been advised that the answer is "Yes."Considering that you only have an 8300GS now, you are likely to be entirely satisfied with a HD4670, especially at your stated resolution. The 9600GT will be a little better. The HD4770, if you can find one, will be stronger still.
But i doubt it coz they ask for 26- 28 AMps on the recommendation. But as you say yes , i will try to goto a 9600 GT. A huge leap for me. Thanks.
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