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stabito   11-16-2009 at 05:37:22 PM

the video card i got is ati radeon hd 4670 and my psu is 300 watt i was thinking about buying a hdmi to dvi-d cable and was wondering if my monitor displaying high def would cause more psu usage

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   11-16-2009 at 05:51:27 PM

The monitor does not draw power from the power supply. The monitor draws power from the wall outlet (mains).

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bgd73   11-17-2009 at 05:34:28 AM

I ran into trouble with a ati 3650 and a 103w prescott with an earthwatts 380w...
They stay calm until you really do something, and there is no stopping a failure. vrms melt at 175c....
:sarcastic:

the hd is no problem, unless the bizarre excuse for encoding like you tube and vimeo etc etc. big power needed strangely. a disc is nothing, local play no problems...
I would get bigger power apfc asap.

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stabito   11-25-2009 at 02:58:43 AM

iv been looking at getting one for a while but im afraid im gonna screw up my computer by buying a wrong one and then theres actually putting it in which i have horrible luck with that type of stuff

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   11-25-2009 at 04:33:19 AM

Please list your computer components so we can make valid recommendations.

I checked several references. A computer system with a single ATI Radeon HD 4670 video card does not require very much power.

Have a look at the power consumption charts in some of the technical reviews:

http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] i=3405&p=9

http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati- [...] 0-review/4





Message edited by JohnnyLucky on 11-25-2009 at 04:34:17 AM
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stabito   11-25-2009 at 03:11:45 PM

alright heres the specs for my computer http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/ [...] 4sp3.shtml i dont know if its important or not but besides having different video card i also got an extra 512mb of ram. heres the components list for my computer http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/ [...] 4cl2.shtml thanks for the help


Message edited by stabito on 11-25-2009 at 03:34:08 PM
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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   11-25-2009 at 04:45:25 PM

A 4670 only needs about 70 watts. You should be fine.

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