Will X1900GT video card work on 330Watt PSU? The brand is Enermax which is a good brand. I checked the watts on 12v on one it says 10ams and other 15amps. My system specifications:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2GB Corsair Valueselect Ram
I IDE Hard drive
2 IDE DVD ROM and CDRW ROM
2 Fans
2007-06-23 10:51:05 · 5 answers · asked by vetal_2007 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Based on your rig setup I would get at least a 450W Power Supply. You would be taking that Supply right to the Limit.
450W just to be safe, hate to see your machine crash when starting Doom 3. 3D Mode is where the power consumption will go up.
2007-06-23 11:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by spoman62111 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe this is what the literature for your video card calls for.
Power supply notes :
• Connection to the system power supply is required:
• 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
• PCI Express compliant power supply (recommended). Connect directly to the power supply with a 6 pin PCI Express power connector
• For CrossFireâ¢: 550 watt power supply or greater, 38 Amps on 12 volt rail
2007-06-23 19:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definitely want to upgrade. If the power supply failed it could fry your motherboard and maybe even your CPU.
Something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104934
Seasonic, Silverstone, Tagan, PC Power & Cooling are also great brands. Look for high effiecency 80%+ and high amps on the 12v rails.
2007-06-23 18:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i fried a board running an X850XT on a 330watt... so yeah,
just go ahead and get Ultra's X3 1000watt
2007-06-23 19:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a little weak upgrade to a 500-600w psu
2007-06-23 18:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋