I'm looking to upgrade to a new graphics card and know very little about PSUs and wanted to know if my current power supply unit will support the card I'm considering purchasing.
The card I'd like to buy requires a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps.)" (as listed in its specs)
Here's a link to the card on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130395&cm_re=pci_express_x16-_-14-130-395-_-Product
My current power supply is an LC-A420ATX. If the model name is any indication, I have a 420 watt supply. Is that correct?
So far as the voltage rating, my stats are as follows:
+3.3V/17A
+5V/25A
+12V/14A
+12V/14A
There appear to be dual +12V rails but I don't know how to calculate the total Amps. Do I just add the total Amp rating of both +12V lines, meaning I'd have an Amp rating of 28?
Thanks for your thoughts
The card I'd like to buy requires a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps.)" (as listed in its specs)
Here's a link to the card on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130395&cm_re=pci_express_x16-_-14-130-395-_-Product
My current power supply is an LC-A420ATX. If the model name is any indication, I have a 420 watt supply. Is that correct?
So far as the voltage rating, my stats are as follows:
+3.3V/17A
+5V/25A
+12V/14A
+12V/14A
There appear to be dual +12V rails but I don't know how to calculate the total Amps. Do I just add the total Amp rating of both +12V lines, meaning I'd have an Amp rating of 28?
Thanks for your thoughts