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godbrother   10-21-2009 at 09:12:16 AM

http://hothardware.com/News/ZOTAC- [...] 800GT-Eco/

The Eco edition to the 9800GT draws 40% less power then a normal 9800GT. Now if this is true, this also means I should be able to use this in my Dell PC that comes with its 305W PSU.

What do I need to look out for on the side of the PSU to confirm that the amps/rails are enough to juice the PSU aswell? (The config is in my sig.)

Thanks.

------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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DellUser1   10-21-2009 at 01:12:15 PM
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305 watts / 22 amps combined on the 12v rails is plenty for the low power 9800.
The only issue, other than the P4 choking the performance of the card, may be the age of the psu.

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godbrother   10-21-2009 at 11:04:57 PM
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DellUser1 wrote :

305 watts / 22 amps combined on the 12v rails is plenty for the low power 9800.
The only issue, other than the P4 choking the performance of the card, may be the age of the psu.



Yeah, mines only a 18a. O well.

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------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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aylafan   10-21-2009 at 11:21:25 PM
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godbrother wrote :

Yeah, mines only a 18a. O well.



Your Dell PSU has a total of 22A, not 18A because you have two +12v rails. To calculate how much amps you have total, you would take the maximum amount of watts that both +12v rails can handle and divided by 12.

264 Watts / 12 = 22A

You should be able to use the low powered 9800GT without problems and it looks like a single bracket videocard. You should be fine.

P.S. I have the same Dell 305W powersupply.

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godbrother   10-21-2009 at 11:24:59 PM
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aylafan wrote :

Your Dell PSU has a total of 22A, not 18A because you have two +12v rails. To calculate how much amps you have total, you would take the maximum amount of watts that both +12v rails can handle and divided by 12.

264 Watts / 12 = 22A

You should be able to use the low powered 9800GT without problems and it looks like a single bracket videocard. You should be fine.



Wow, how did you figure out the specs of the PSU? :) I spent ages on google trying to pull up some info.

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------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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Bluescreendeath   10-22-2009 at 12:00:53 AM
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godbrother wrote :

Wow, how did you figure out the specs of the PSU? :) I spent ages on google trying to pull up some info.


^ He opened the case and read the stickered-chart on the DELL PSU.

I also used to have the same PSU, 18amps on 12v1 and 18amps on 12v2, 264wattage total coming out to 22amps combined output.

It's fairly decent for a Dell...as he said, the main issue is aging and degraded capacitors.

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shubham1401   10-22-2009 at 08:44:01 AM
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I have the same card i.e Zotac 9800GT ' Eco'.
It is a decent card with no need of 6Pin connector.


It will run well on your PSU.
Some info about the card...

http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/09/10/22/am0.png


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godbrother   11-18-2009 at 09:23:22 PM
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Hi, alright I just went out and got the card, and I'm useing it right now as I type. I'm just worried to be honest. I'm worried I'll blow out the GPU along with everyone else. I know you guys have said its OK, but hmm.

any more advice? Should I be this worried? I wanted to start a game to begin playing, but I don't want to right now.

Sorry for being a little crazy.

------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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godbrother   11-18-2009 at 10:16:13 PM
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Hmm, I'm having a strange problem. When I'm trying to play CoD4 it freezes up after 5 minutes of gameplay. For example, it begins ti freeze, will stay like that for around 5 seconds then unfreeze, then freeze again. It will repeat this till I restart the game.

Any ideas?

------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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godbrother   11-19-2009 at 12:31:30 AM
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Anyone? I also tried attempting to play HD videos on YouTube and the thing stalls/freezes/lags like hell when doing so.

I also installed/updated to the latest drivers. Hmm...

------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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shubham1401   11-19-2009 at 10:44:00 AM
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Ummm...That shouldn't happen.
See Gfx card temperature.

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