Question about my powersupply and vid card

Monkey530 · 10-16-2005, 01:48 PM

I want to add a new vid card to my MOBO and still run my current one. But my powersupply is only 250w(its a prebuilt comp) should I get a new power supply? How many watts should me new one have? Basically I am running an intel MOBO i believe, with an onboard vid card, and a pen 4 at 2.6ghz and 512mb ram and i have 2 hd's hooked up and a cd rom and dvdr-rom.

dai · 10-16-2005, 01:59 PM

http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
based on a quality supply and add 30% to the result
if you have a brand name computer check if it is using a propriatary supply

**keymaker** · 10-16-2005, 02:39 PM

hi monkey,

i agree with dai. what brand is your computer? if its a dell computer then you cant just get a new power supply and install on your system, it can damager your computer permanently.

dell makes propiertory power supplies and if you have a dell computer for example, you will need to go through dell if you want a new power supply. i heard that the power supply socket on the motherboard of dell computers are built to work with only dell power supplies.

Monkey530 · 10-16-2005, 02:42 PM

ok thanks

Monkey530 · 10-16-2005, 03:34 PM

I have a compaq. Should I email them and ask about it?

Compumaniac12 · 10-16-2005, 07:44 PM

you can squeeze a 9550 or 6200 on a 250w if you cant get a new PS

Monkey530 · 10-16-2005, 08:47 PM

I want to use my onboard video card also though. I am scared the 9250(card i want since I only have pci slots) will not be supported. I wanted to expand my desktop and get a new vid card at the same time. I feel that 250w wont be enuff. But if it is, plz tell me, I am sort of on a budget.

10-16-2005, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Monkey530 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 66 OS: XP	Question about my powersupply and vid card I want to add a new vid card to my MOBO and still run my current one. But my powersupply is only 250w(its a prebuilt comp) should I get a new power supply? How many watts should me new one have? Basically I am running an intel MOBO i believe, with an onboard vid card, and a pen 4 at 2.6ghz and 512mb ram and i have 2 hd's hooked up and a cd rom and dvdr-rom.

10-16-2005, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ based on a quality supply and add 30% to the result if you have a brand name computer check if it is using a propriatary supply __________________

10-16-2005, 02:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	hi monkey, i agree with dai. what brand is your computer? if its a dell computer then you cant just get a new power supply and install on your system, it can damager your computer permanently. dell makes propiertory power supplies and if you have a dell computer for example, you will need to go through dell if you want a new power supply. i heard that the power supply socket on the motherboard of dell computers are built to work with only dell power supplies. __________________ AVG Spybot SpywareBlaster Adware CCleaner Diskeeper ZoneAlarm

10-16-2005, 08:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Monkey530 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 66 OS: XP	I want to use my onboard video card also though. I am scared the 9250(card i want since I only have pci slots) will not be supported. I wanted to expand my desktop and get a new vid card at the same time. I feel that 250w wont be enuff. But if it is, plz tell me, I am sort of on a budget. Last edited by Monkey530; 10-16-2005 at 08:49 PM.

10-16-2005, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Monkey530 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 66 OS: XP	ok thanks

10-16-2005, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Monkey530 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 66 OS: XP	I have a compaq. Should I email them and ask about it?

10-16-2005, 07:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Compumaniac12 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 209 OS: XP home sp1	you can squeeze a 9550 or 6200 on a 250w if you cant get a new PS