PSU for 650???

[Son-Of-A-QA]

I've been looking at upgrading my inspiron 530(350w psu) to a 650 without uping the psu
I've heard that the 640 gt needs only a 350w psu and that a 650 needs a 400w
but based on the link below the 650 only uses 1 more watt then the 640

http://www.hwcompare.com/13461/geforce-gt-640-ddr3-vs-geforce-gtx-650/
I neeed help from a PRO not a n00b since i got this computer for 1000$ and don't want to have to replace it because of a burn out

 

[rolli59]

Usually Dell PSU's are under rated and my guess is that your 350watt should work.

 

[dextermat]

Hi,

Don't worry about burning up the computer for an under watt, the worse that will happen is blue screen and shutdown.

If you don't overclock or anything 400-450 w would do the trick no problem just be sure to get a good psu.

For my part I would get a 500 w psu because their are good cheap one on the market right now.
Plus you can transfer it to a more energy consumer later on.

For the brand I recommend Corsair, OCZ or antec.

 

[bigcyco1]

^ Please don't tell him that allot worse can happen

 

[Son-Of-A-QA]

Hi,

Don't worry about burning up the computer for an under watt, the worse that will happen is blue screen and shutdown.

If you don't overclock or anything 400-450 w would do the trick no problem just be sure to get a good psu.

For my part I would get a 500 w psu because their are good cheap one on the market right now.
Plus you can transfer it to a more energy consumer later on.

For the brand I recommend Corsair, OCZ or antec.

I clearly stated that i DON'T want to upgrade my psu and since it a dell computer made 3+ years ago there will be no OCing

 

[Son-Of-A-QA]

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