I have an (acer aspire ast 180ud 440a.)2gb ram 4mem slots 320 ata hd amd atholon64 live times 2 4400+ 32bit vista home prem. P191w wide hd monitor.THe power supply is 250w.This is what i need to replace if I get the card.I may want to get a sli power supply so i can run two in the future.I'm tring to make this a low budget gamer.
2007-10-15 12:35:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Depending what cards you're going to buy in future. A good 350W is more than enough for now, but if you want to upgrade you may want to get 450-600W.
Other thoughts: Not all power supply of the "same" power are the same. Check +12 rail current to find which one is better. You will need something with at least 30A .. sometimes there are 2 or more +12 rails.
2007-10-15 13:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by Aleks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick PSU that has dual rail +12 Volts and each rail has at least 20 Amperes.
Recommendation :
- ThermalTake Toughpower
- Tagan Dual Engine
2007-10-15 13:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by izoel21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That card would draw about 3.5 amps on the +12V rail and almost double on SLI mode. Depending on version, your processor could draw from 5.5 to 7.5 amps. If retail power supplies are compatible with your PC, these power supplies should be just right:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104952
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182048
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339001
2007-10-15 14:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the first user, a 5 or 600watt SLI ready power supply should do the job and leave you room to spare ;p
2007-10-15 13:00:10 · answer #4 · answered by darklordkain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything i put together gets nothing smaller than a 400 watt usually gives the average user to add a little more hardware
2007-10-15 12:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u plan on using sli later get a 5 or 600 watt .. and sli ready ..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010320058+50001379+1131414178&name=Thermaltake
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2007-10-15 12:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋