New Graphic card

jjsos77 · 06-06-2008, 12:34 PM

I have a HP a6130 which has:

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 500+ 2.60GHz 32-bit Operating System. And everything else hasn't been upgraded.

I chose the PSU and the Graphic card to buy: Corsair VX 450w and the EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB.

I just want to make sure that the new PSU and the 8800gts can work in my computer

Thanks

Night_Wolf · 06-06-2008, 10:36 PM

No way is a 450 w gonna power that vid card,you should look at atleat a 750w power supply from either corsair/antec/silverstone/thermaltake(toughpower series)

dai · 06-06-2008, 11:55 PM

nailed it right on the head
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b750w

jjsos77 · 06-07-2008, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night_Wolf

No way is a 450 w gonna power that vid card,you should look at atleat a 750w power supply from either corsair/antec/silverstone/thermaltake(toughpower series)

you might be right.
but i calculated some wattages of my computer
@ http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

My desktop runs on a 250w power supply(HP a6130n) in perfect stock condition and i don't have a cooler or any output devices. The site told me that I need about 69w boost for the 8800gt(I've changed my mind from the gts). So I was thinking the Corsair VX 450 was going to be fine (396w of max output).

dai · 06-07-2008, 08:21 PM

when you use the caculator you need to add 30% to the end figure
with the 8800gt you will be in this range
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w

**emosun** · 06-08-2008, 02:33 AM

We've seen to many people try to say or get away with 400 watt power supplies , and have them fail only a few weeks later, leaving us saying "I told you so". Lol . Just get a good psu the first time around and you wont have to buy another one.

06-06-2008, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjsos77 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: vista	New Graphic card I have a HP a6130 which has: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 500+ 2.60GHz 32-bit Operating System. And everything else hasn't been upgraded. I chose the PSU and the Graphic card to buy: Corsair VX 450w and the EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB. I just want to make sure that the new PSU and the 8800gts can work in my computer Thanks

06-06-2008, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Night_Wolf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 47 OS: Windows XP	Re: New Graphic card No way is a 450 w gonna power that vid card,you should look at atleat a 750w power supply from either corsair/antec/silverstone/thermaltake(toughpower series)

06-06-2008, 11:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: New Graphic card nailed it right on the head http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b750w __________________

06-07-2008, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: New Graphic card when you use the caculator you need to add 30% to the end figure with the 8800gt you will be in this range http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w __________________

06-08-2008, 02:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,914 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: New Graphic card We've seen to many people try to say or get away with 400 watt power supplies , and have them fail only a few weeks later, leaving us saying "I told you so". Lol . Just get a good psu the first time around and you wont have to buy another one. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list