minimum recommended is 300 watts, i only have a 250 watt but i heard you can usually get away with having a little less power than required. could i ruin my computer if it gets overloaded, and do you think the card would work?
2006-10-31 02:44:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It depends on your current configuration. If the rest of your system doesn't draw a lot of wattage, it may be ok. It sounds like 250W is just about the edge of 'safe' for your current system. I suggest upgrading, power supplies are fairly cheap - cheaper than a new video card. You can check your wattage at the site below.
2006-10-31 02:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by captainspizzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoke City.
You could burn up the power supply and possbile damage the system board, processor and other parts.
Power supplies are cheap. Buy a 300 watt (or better) supply to replace the current 250.
2006-10-31 02:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not installation the cardboard into your equipment till now upgrading your capacity furnish. some issues might want to take position: a million) the equipment might want to not even commence 2) once you do get right into a recreation that calls for the GPU to apply more effective capacity, that is going to freeze your equipment or crash your equipment 3) adequate of those crashes may reason your equipment to to deprave the abode windows installation which substances you with even more effective issues. i will recommend that you not evaluate the 9400GT in any respect. in case you want to play video games and performance them be even remotely quite, grab a 600W psu and an ATi 4870 or Nvidia GTX260 midsection 216 card and go play on your hearts content cloth.
2016-12-05 09:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, your power supply would fry and you risk damaging your new Video card, and other components. (by underpowering) ... Remember, that 250Watts has to be shared with the WHOLE system.... I would recommend at least a new 500Watt P/S
2006-10-31 02:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd double check with a computer tech in your area.
Don't think it's wise to mess around with that, you can do some serious damage.
2006-10-31 02:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by Jas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
say goodbye to your power supply and possibly other components whe it blows you may get by for a while tho
2006-10-31 02:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋