Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Amats on April 12, 2013, 10:37:32 PM
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I have an IBM Think Centre 814815U computer running XP Home Edition with a 230 watt power supply. I just bought a GeForce 6200 512mb video card for it and read on the box that I need a 300 watt power supply to run it. Would it cause problems that would harm the card or the computer if I tried to run it? Or would it cause the graphics card or other computer systems stress or not to perform at optimum levels? ??? I dont care if the power supply burns out, I'll just put a big one back in.
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Three things could happen.
1. The video card does not perform properly. It may need 300W at full power, but may use less at idle. May lock up the computer when you try to run GPU-intensive applications.
2. The PSU draws power away from other critical components to try and power the video card, damaging parts or causing erratic system behavior.
3. The system overdraws power from the PSU, and burns it out.
Time to upgrade!
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Thx man, I'm glad I asked now ;D
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;)