I'm planning on purchasing an Nvidia GeForce 7600(Either GS or GT..Which is better?) PCI Express X 16. My comp is a HP Pavilion a1430n with crap integrated graphics. I am going to have to get another power supply also, mine right now is a HIPRO 300w. What power supply should I get? Should I buy another one? I want to make sure that everything will fit together when I get these two items. Thanks for any help!
2007-10-19 10:44:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
7600GT is better. It draws about 36 watts or 3 amps on the +12V rail of the power supply. If your power supply has at least 18 amps on the +12V rail it would have no problem powering the 7600GT all day long. Current 300W power supplies complying with ATX 12V V2.2 specs have two +12V rails that have at least 12V1=8 amps and 12V2=13 amps. Again, that is more than enough for the 7600GT.
2007-10-19 13:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋