how much watts must my powersupply have to support the x1950xt?
2007-03-29 06:05:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Whatever PS you choose it will need to supply at least 30 amps @12V for the video card.
(30x12 = 360 watts for the video card + ? for the rest of the computer)
Newegg sellls a gamers machine with that card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227004
they use a NZXT PRC-650 650 Watt Power Supply with it.
http://www.aeoncraft.com/ac/store/configurator.aspx?mid=182
http://www.ecost.com/ecost/category/Category.aspx?Category=82342000&Manufacturer=NZXT
This PS may or may not be compatible with your machine.
Per ATI
http://www.diamondmm.com/X1950XT256PCIE.php
System Requirements
* Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon® 64 FX CPU's
* CPU running at 2.4 GHz or higher
* 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
* For CrossFire™: 550 watt power supply or greater, 38 Amps on 12 volt rail
* PCI Express compliant power supply required. Connect directly to the power supply with a 6 pin PCI Express power connector
* Super VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
* Microsoft Windows® XP, XP 64, 2000, MCE
* PCI Express X16 compliant slot
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
* 512MB system RAM minimum
* 480MB available hard disk space
Per
http://discuss.extremetech.com/forums/thread/1004360926.aspx
"According to ATI the 1950XT needs over 30 amps of 12 volt power to even boot. If you aint got that much on the PCIe connector, you're dang lucky the system even booted as they do state it wont boot reliably with anything less then 28 amps while anything below 27 amps wont boot it at all."
2007-03-29 06:29:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The counseled wattage for that card is 450 watts. it truly is a superior card. that is properly worth replacing the potential furnish to run it. you may not could spend more effective than $50 funds for a extra valuable one. that is an complete sized case so bolting that's absolutely not a issue.
2016-12-02 23:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. If you plan on upgrading your PSU then get the best one you can afford. 450W might do it OK but going bigger does not hurt. Remember that everything inside the box runs on the supply, CD, DVD, RAN, fans, CPU, GPU... everything
2007-03-29 06:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋