I have a dell c521 which has a small case so I can't upgrade the power supply so i need a graphics card that would use less than 280 watts of power.
2007-06-30 07:29:25 · 4 answers · asked by smittydingo 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I don't know its actual power requirements, but the GeForce 7600GT maybe? It doesn't even have a separate power connector on the card. They run about $99 on NewEgg nowadays
If not that, probably drop down to the ATI Radeon X1650 series, but that's a noticable performance drop.
Update: From the forum posts I've found it looks like the 7600GT requires a 350w power supply... At least one person said he bought one and it didn't work on his 300w.
So either go with an X1650 Pro, or do a complete migration to a larger case :(
2007-06-30 07:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your graphics card can only use what the agp bus or pci bus can supply new bigger graphics card do take extra power but that comes from a molex connector same as you plug into a disk drive or hard drive.
2007-06-30 14:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by tommy d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That case will take any ATX power supply on the market, I suggest getting at least a 500watt or better, try:
http://www.atxpowersupplies.com/
2007-06-30 14:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not a one uses 280W of power. That would fry most computers in minutes. ~
For prices check http://www.pricewatch.com
For info tomshardware.com
2007-06-30 14:37:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋