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snake2
19-03-2005, 20:01
im upgrading to a ati readeon x800 pro and it says a 300w power supply it recomended but i only have 250w will that be ok or should i buy a 300w power supply? if i should get a new power supply then what brand it recomended?
Luciel
20-03-2005, 07:40
for the price they are
get a 400w for future upgrades, about the brand... i dont think it really matters that much
Luci
20-03-2005, 13:17
Luciel is right man.i got a 500Watt and don't have anything....just a 5700 a dvd a dvd-r and a cd-r
DABhand
20-03-2005, 13:45
Becareful with which motherboard you have the MSI KM4M-V is not nice with powerful PSU's.

Ive seen one with a 600W frying a 2.8XP CPU because of the extra wattage available.

400W though is a safe bet at least.


even a 300W will be fine with that card, just because it says it needs a 300W doesnt mean it will use it all, some Geforce FX cards say 350-450W needed but ive had machines running fine and smooth on 300W PSU's.
snake2
20-03-2005, 17:51
i ordered a 430w supply from newegg, i also decided to go with a nvidia 6800
Luci
21-03-2005, 02:39
nice buy mate.
Luciel
21-03-2005, 06:24
and yet another happy ending ;) :D
Neipas02
21-03-2005, 14:02
Yes indeed good investment.. I have a 6600 GT PCI-E.. And bang for the buck that thing beats all cards (in that range). The 6800 should keep you on top for quite awhile. Good job snakey. I hope you enjoy it.
snake2
21-03-2005, 18:23
Yes indeed good investment.. I have a 6600 GT PCI-E.. And bang for the buck that thing beats all cards (in that range). The 6800 should keep you on top for quite awhile. Good job snakey. I hope you enjoy it.
thats not the best part, i just play emus on my pc my bro wated it so he can play city of heros at full frame rate so i got to pick the card cuz my bro is pc illiterate and he is gonna pay for half of it :D :cool: ;)