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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-20-2009 at 12:37:36 PM

My System: HP Pavilion p6140in
My System Specs: Core2Duo 2.80Ghz, 4GB DDR2 Ram, 2 DVD Writers, Boston G31 Chipset Motherboard, On-Board Realtek LAN and Sound Card, Hipro 250W power supply.

My Questions: can i run a XFX nVidia 9600GT 1GB DDR3 or a GT220 card on this system properly?

what is the best possible card i can run on this system without causing any problems? should be 1GB, Physx Ready, DX10

please advise. thank you.

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Maziar   10-20-2009 at 01:30:20 PM

Yes either of those cards will work fine,if u aren't going to game then those are fine,otherwise take a look @ GTX 260 or GTX 275 if u want to game

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amnotanoobie   10-20-2009 at 01:30:21 PM

You'd need a power supply upgrade. I don't know of any possible configuration wherein you could fit the whole system plus a decent discrete card for 250W.

After the PSU upgrade, the 9600GT should be better than the GT220. Or you could also consider the 4670.

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-20-2009 at 02:30:00 PM

Maziar wrote :

Yes either of those cards will work fine,if u aren't going to game then those are fine,otherwise take a look @ GTX 260 or GTX 275 if u want to game



so what u're saying is this: they'll run fine without causing problems for my system even at full 3D load...but...i should not expect a really good performance. will these cards harm my PSU or my system?


Message edited by saurabhsingh2007fzd on 10-20-2009 at 02:31:44 PM
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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-20-2009 at 02:37:17 PM

amnotanoobie wrote :

You'd need a power supply upgrade. I don't know of any possible configuration wherein you could fit the whole system plus a decent discrete card for 250W.

After the PSU upgrade, the 9600GT should be better than the GT220. Or you could also consider the 4670.




but here's what i found in Tomshardware :

GeForce 9600 GT (1024 MB)
31.3(full 2D Load Wattage)
68.4(full 3D Load Wattage)
5.7(Current in Amps)

don't u think my 250W Hipro should be enough then?

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Maziar   10-20-2009 at 04:24:11 PM

Didn't see your PSU first,i strongly recommend u to upgrade it,take a look at
Corsair 450/520 PSU

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-21-2009 at 06:46:21 AM

Maziar wrote :

Didn't see your PSU first,i strongly recommend u to upgrade it,take a look at
Corsair 450/520 PSU



tell me something : what do u think about the Cooler Master PSU? is it good? besides providing power does it also provide my system with good protection? i was thinking of going in for a Cooler Master 500W PSU? please advise. thank you.

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Maziar   10-21-2009 at 02:40:30 PM

Yes that's good too but if you give us your budget and where you leave then we can help you more finding a good PSU

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-21-2009 at 03:20:52 PM

Maziar wrote :

Yes that's good too but if you give us your budget and where you leave then we can help you more finding a good PSU



my budget is under 100 USDollars. i live in India.

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Maziar   10-22-2009 at 10:40:54 AM

For that budget u can go with OCZ GAMEXTREAM 600W or Corsair 550W they are both very good,if they aren't available,then tell us which brands are available

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-23-2009 at 07:11:11 AM

we have Cooler Master that's easily available and has better after-sale warranty and service support. corsair is there too...but the local office shut down and moved to another city which makes it very difficult to procure and get warranty. so the only viable option for me is..Cooler Master. is Cooler Master better than Hipro? Does it offer better protection than Hipro?

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Maziar   10-23-2009 at 09:53:17 AM

Cooler Master powers are good too,which model are you considering ?

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-23-2009 at 06:28:25 PM

Maziar wrote :

Cooler Master powers are good too,which model are you considering ?



i think it is CM500 PLus...Non-Sli PSU...since i'm not going to SLI...i don't think i need a SLI PSU.

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Maziar   10-23-2009 at 06:40:53 PM

It would be fine for HD 4670,9600GT and GT 220

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-25-2009 at 06:19:21 PM

Maziar wrote :

It would be fine for HD 4670,9600GT and GT 220



will it be able handle XFX nVidia GTS250 1GB DDR3?

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smoggy12345   10-25-2009 at 06:22:04 PM

yep

------------------------------ M2n32 SLi Delux | AMD pheonom 9850 @2.9GHz@1.3125v | 4x1gb OCZ SLi Ram @828MHz 4-4-4-12 Ganged | 2x8800 GTS 640mb@ 648\992 | 1x Maxtor 16mb 250Gb,
1x WD Caviar black 32mb 500gb | Onboard Sound | OCZGameXtreme 600W | ThermalTake Soprano
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saurabhsingh2007fzd   10-26-2009 at 10:17:59 AM

so...i can run my system(have u seen my system specs) and my XFX nVidia GTS250 1GB DDR3 successfully on a CM500 Plus Cooler Master PSU?

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saurabhsingh2007fzd   11-08-2009 at 04:27:44 PM

Maziar wrote :

No problem :) hope u will enjoy it :)


thanx guys. i'm really having fun now. :hello:

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