I have a Dell Deminsion E510 that has a power supply of 305watts.
If I install a GeForce7300GS graphic card that recomends 300watts minimum system power- will my 305wattage system power supply be ok? Thank You, Dean
2007-01-21 04:44:32 · 7 answers · asked by glenna f 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
YES, PERIOD. When the graphics card people give you that recommendation, they are allowing for all the other components, plus they are adding on watts so that they have a cushion. That card only uses 28 watts itself, plus that computer originally could have been configured with that card, so they would not have put in a power supply too small to support it.
2007-01-21 08:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats definitely a small power supply and could be the issue. You can also try ruling out a CPU overheating issue. If it only happens when your PC has been on for a long while this could indicate a heat issue. Does this only happen in warm temperatures? When your PC reboots itself the first screen that comes up tells you what key to hit to go into your CMOS setup such as the delete key. After it reboots hit whichever key it says to hit to access your bios/cmos setup. This takes you to CMOS setup, from there some BIOSes will tell you how hot the CPU is. Do this right after it reboots itself spontaneously. According to Intel the max temperature for a CPU is 185 Fahrenheit. Make sure not to change anything in your CMOS setup unless you're an advanced user.
2016-05-24 05:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by Maryann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not worth the risk, in my opinion. I've never known Dell to be reliable in any field other than the XPS Series. Most likely the power supply will die or your computer will crash often, or both. You might check out dell's website for a bigger power supply. I'm not sure if you can put an aftermarket power supply into modern Dells but I do know the last power supply I tried on a Dell that wasn't a dell shot sparks at me, but to make a long story short, I don't think I would attempt it
2007-01-21 05:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by zsmith789 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah as a rule of thumb, you should only have to change your power supply if you change your case. It's like cooling, it makes it better but it will run fine anyway. I have a custom built system and everything is upgraded except my power supply. I'm going to be changing it now that I've added all the cool stuff all ready.
2007-01-21 04:56:08 · answer #4 · answered by dannyboone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely yes. I would still recomend a larger ps ( 400-450 watt) if you have added any additional drives or if you are using several usb devices powered from the usb slot.
2007-01-21 05:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by James J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to remember that not only is your video card drawing power but everything in your computer is also drawing on it like the motherboard that powers the memory and processor and also your cd/dvd drives are powered. now that video card just shows the lowest power supply it can be used on to make it work. but if you have alot of power draw from other things. it might slow it down.
I would go between 450 to 550 power supply.
2007-01-21 05:43:36 · answer #6 · answered by Jecht 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i wouldnt take the chance..
nice gfx card
dont buy radeon..i did and it was a big mistake...
get at least 350 watts
to be SAfe
2007-01-21 04:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by life_will_be_ok 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋