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Will this work? quick help please

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static1991   10-30-2009 at 01:34:40 PM

My question is what type of power supply will i need to run these components and are they compatible with each other? if u could suggest a good power supply and link it that would be awesome :D


Cpu - intel quad core Q8400

GPU - nvidia gts 250

Motherboard Chipset Intel Bearlake G33

Motherboard Name Asus IPIBL-LB (Benicia) (1 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)

DIMM1: Qimonda 64T128020EU3SB2 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) (times 3) 3 GB RAM in total

Disk Drive ST3500630AS (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)


atm i have a 300w power supply but i think that it will not be enough thanks in advance for any help :D

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   10-30-2009 at 01:40:32 PM
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Is this a HP machine?
You could run all that on a decent 300W PSU - as long as you didnt start any 3D gaming session.
If you started gaming the GPU power requirement could exceed what your PSU can provide.

Have you check the HP forums to see if any others with similar systems can are upgrading with 250GTS? That would save having to guess.

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   10-30-2009 at 01:43:00 PM
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GTS 250 requirement from the EVGA website:
Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps.)

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static1991   10-30-2009 at 01:46:23 PM
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WR2 wrote :

GTS 250 requirement from the EVGA website:
Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps.)






so i will need atleast a 450 watt PSu? with all my other components ontop of that what would u think the minimum is? im upgrading my processor aswell from a 2.2ghz dual core . and yes the starting model was a HP ... ill check the website now thanks :D

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   10-30-2009 at 01:47:45 PM
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450W includes EVERYTHING.
And if you get a high quality PSU I think you can by with 400W PSU.

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static1991   10-30-2009 at 01:48:51 PM
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wow thanks man your awesome saved me alot of time browsing the internet :D thx!

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   10-30-2009 at 01:51:14 PM
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You're welcome.
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W $40 after $10 rebate is one example of a high quality PSU.

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