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    Psi - Atx-400

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nightyare, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. nightyare

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    So I've got an old pc with a fx5200 128mb agp card which really needs upgrading. I've decided to go with a 6600gt for basic applications but am a bit unsure as to whether my psu has enough juice to run this thing.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks
     
    nightyare, Mar 27, 2009
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    what are the amperage ratings on that PSU? what else do you have in that system (components)?
     
    goofball, Mar 27, 2009
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  3. nightyare

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    +3.3 V - 28 A
    +5 V - 40 A
    +12 V - 18 A

    Components also included in it are 2 fans, 1 dvd drive, 1 cd-rw drive and a 80gb maxtor hdd.
     
    nightyare, Mar 28, 2009
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  4. goofball

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    what CPU are you running?

    just as a note, PSI PSU's are junk.
     
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  5. nightyare

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    1.8Ghz Single :( There's obviously going to be bottlenecking but will the 400w power supply handle it?
     
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    it should be fine. 6600GT is only about 50w max on full load. I believe the 5200 was around 20w
     
    goofball, Mar 28, 2009
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    This thread will be closed soon ( Inb4 lock ) you should go for somthing better then a 6600gt you can get radeon 3870's which is a much better card.
     
    Tippey764, Mar 28, 2009
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    Thanks for the response. :) I've actually already ordered the card and hear it is quite reliable. I thought about something better but wouldn't a 1.8 single core just bottleneck it?
     
    nightyare, Mar 29, 2009
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