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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Silencer_RPMs on April 11, 2008, 08:00:29 PM

Title: Will this power supply work?
Post by: Silencer_RPMs on April 11, 2008, 08:00:29 PM

So I have an extra power supply laying around. I was wondering if I could use this power supply
(http://i29.tinypic.com/2e6d7jl.jpg)


in exchange for this one
(http://i30.tinypic.com/2z7357m.jpg)

Title: Re: Will this power supply work?
Post by: Aegis on April 11, 2008, 08:19:31 PM

At 380 watts output, it should be fine for a lower-end processor and video card...
what kinds of components do you plan to install?

Title: Re: Will this power supply work?
Post by: Silencer_RPMs on April 11, 2008, 08:31:10 PM

Its a AMD 64 bit processor I believe 2800.  Got it around 3 years ago.

Title: Re: Will this power supply work?
Post by: Aegis on April 11, 2008, 08:34:01 PM

Okay, and what kind of video card are you planning to use?

Title: Re: Will this power supply work?
Post by: Silencer_RPMs on April 11, 2008, 09:28:58 PM

i dunno the specifics but I know it came with the motherboard. Just 128 mb. really small card. no agp card or anything like that.

Title: Re: Will this power supply work?
Post by: Aegis on April 11, 2008, 09:39:31 PM

I think that should be just fine, especially if you're not gonna load it down
with a bunch of peripherals.

Title: Re: Will this power supply work?
Post by: elxr06 on April 11, 2008, 10:53:53 PM

an 8500GT graphics card will run with only 300 W power supply.

Or you can just get a more basic card if you are not into the gaming graphics that you'd want a good FPS for even at lowest resolutions.