EVGA 9500GT on a 300watt power supply..

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i'm planning on buying either the 9400GT which requires a 300watt power supply or a 9500GT which requires a 350 power supply. I prefer the 9500GT but i'm not sure if it will run on my power supply. can someone tell me if it could run the 9500GT?
 

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the power supply came stock with my HP desktop. I don't want to blow anything up or break anything :/ it says combined power will not exceed 300watts whatever that means.. tell me if theres anything else I need to inform you guys to see if it would work. thanks guys [:
 

alexohlol

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Whats your whole system specs?
I'm running a 8600GT on a 300W HP PSU, which is essentially an 9500GT with a older manufacturing process that uses more power.

AMD 9650 quad core @ 2.30ghz
7GB ram
750GB HDD
geforce 9100 integrated graphics
HP 300watt power supply
its a HP pavilion p6157c PC
 

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how did you end up with 7gb ram?
unless you have 4 slots, 3 of them running 2gb sticks and 1 running a 1gb stick. that will limit ur performace!, because with unequal ram sticks you cant run in dual channel mode.
 

alexohlol

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thanks guys. imma be ordering it soon so i'll let you all know how much better it can do if its overclocked. [: also I might overclock my CPU as well but I need to learn how xD
 

alexohlol

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whew, didnt know why you want to get less for the same money there. LOL
LOL it was actually cheaper! because the 9400GT had tax but the 9500GT didn't >:D thanks timop, shovenose and everyone who helped out! i'll tell you guys how it turns out in a couple days! [:
 

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i was kidding. my card sucks...
i oc a little bit with evga preicsion but it artifacts if i go too far
 

alexohlol

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ahaha thanks! i'm shure your card is great too! have you overclocked it btw? I can't overclock mine until I get a new PSU. when I play games my PSU sometimes wizzes
 

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ohh dude that sucks :/ you should get what I got! on amazon it was 55 bucks with free shipping and cam in 2 days after I ordered it. I can give you a link if you want xD my friend's getting the GTX 460