I just bought a HP DX5150 system recently. I planning to upgrade ram and graphic card on the cpu, so I open up the cpu and check. I discovered the hp psu is running at 250w, which seems to be very low. I heard that hp hardware consume low power and i cant find a suitable psu to fit the cpu chassis. So do u think i should change to a higher psu as i m going to do upgrades in the future?
2007-01-31 14:31:51 · 3 answers · asked by Victor Lo 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Depending what you upgrade , you probably will have to, 250 Watts is low these days.
2007-01-31 14:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by Venom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the graphics card. High end cards will have power supply requirements listed, and may have an external connection to the power supply.
RAM doesn't care. It doesn't take much power.
However, you may have problems getting a new power supply to fit the custom hp chassis. Generally the branded type PCs have custom power supplies (Packard Bell used to be the worst at this).
2007-01-31 14:38:56 · answer #2 · answered by scott 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends a lot on your upgrades.
Some graphic cards require higher wattage, same with sound cards.
Try adding up all the amperage being used by what is currently in your machine.
2007-01-31 14:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋