Okay, more advice needed
Jul. 8th, 2009 10:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valis2So. I've looked over my system. Turns out the power supply is strangely situated at the base of the unit (check it out) and it's a pain to get out and it's thin. So I can't replace it easily.
I've purchased an ATI Radeo HD2600 Pro 512 MB DDR2, which says it needs 400 watts to operate. It'll be delivered tomorrow.
ETA: Looks like it's a VisionTek model, and it needs 300 watts.
The system's power supply is rated at 460 watts.
I've seen someone on the forums who apparently is running a similar card, with no worries. Most people, though, seem to be suggesting that a separate power supply is necessary.
Dell Dimension XPS Series (Gen 2)
Pentium 4 Processor at 3 GHz w/ 800MHz front side bus
3 gigs ram
Hard drive
DVD drive
CD drive
Floppy drive (I actually forgot about it, lol)
It's hooked to these peripherals:
Scanner
Two printers (only one is turned on, generally)
Camera (only sporadically)
Speakers
Broadband wireless device
So what do you think? Should I hazard putting in the card and hooking it in to the main power supply? Or should I get the card its own separate power supply and just rig it out of the case? Thoughts would be incredibly appreciated.
I've purchased an ATI Radeo HD2600 Pro 512 MB DDR2, which says it needs 400 watts to operate. It'll be delivered tomorrow.
ETA: Looks like it's a VisionTek model, and it needs 300 watts.
The system's power supply is rated at 460 watts.
I've seen someone on the forums who apparently is running a similar card, with no worries. Most people, though, seem to be suggesting that a separate power supply is necessary.
Dell Dimension XPS Series (Gen 2)
Pentium 4 Processor at 3 GHz w/ 800MHz front side bus
3 gigs ram
Hard drive
DVD drive
CD drive
Floppy drive (I actually forgot about it, lol)
It's hooked to these peripherals:
Scanner
Two printers (only one is turned on, generally)
Camera (only sporadically)
Speakers
Broadband wireless device
So what do you think? Should I hazard putting in the card and hooking it in to the main power supply? Or should I get the card its own separate power supply and just rig it out of the case? Thoughts would be incredibly appreciated.