tHE pRODiGY 2k2 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I got a good deal on the following PC http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/acer-aspi...?tag=mncol;rnav Its an awesome computer! The Problem is the integrated video SUCKS for gaming...it even eats 256 mb of my ram >:( i dont really do much gaming really...but it would be nice to have half life 2 or the sims 3 at a decent framerate with the effects in the middle. I want to get a new video card in it but the power supply is only 220 watts. I know i could replace the power supply but im wondering if i buy a cheaper lower end card would it work on the system without replacing the power supply? Any suggestions for a certain card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted August 21, 2009 MVC Share Posted August 21, 2009 I seriously wouldn't trust a PSU with less than 300W, let alone 220W. I think anything but integrated would put that configuration over the edge, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleGM Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Well I ran my 9500GT on my brothers Celereon computer with a 150 watt PSU :p And that card managed to run Crysis on High with no AA or post-processing with no lag, so I don't know about cards higher up but it worked perfectly on 150 watts. It cost me ?50 but I've seen there now ?40 and its a very good card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHE pRODiGY 2k2 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Well I ran my 9500GT on my brothers Celereon computer with a 150 watt PSU :p And that card managed to run Crysis on High with no AA or post-processing with no lag, so I don't know about cards higher up but it worked perfectly on 150 watts. It cost me ?50 but I've seen there now ?40 and its a very good card! Has that card been trucking a long time? in my old pc i had a 300 watt psu with a radeon 9600 (heatsink based) that i ran for over a year until the card crapped out I definatley am a bit nervous about putting a card in here with this PSU if i took out the 56k modem that i dont use would that do anything to free up the power supply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted August 21, 2009 MVC Share Posted August 21, 2009 Has that card been trucking a long time? in my old pc i had a 300 watt psu with a radeon 9600 (heatsink based) that i ran for over a year until the card crapped outI definatley am a bit nervous about putting a card in here with this PSU if i took out the 56k modem that i dont use would that do anything to free up the power supply? Considering how old the 9600 is, I don't see that as being such a problem. I'm not sure how the above poster had a 9500GT on only a 150W PSU... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I'm pretty sure a 9600gt would work fine (or 8600gt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleGM Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Considering how old the 9600 is, I don't see that as being such a problem. I'm not sure how the above poster had a 9500GT on only a 150W PSU... I kid you not, I can get proof! My brother wanted to play games on his comp and I thought because of the crappy celeron CPU and 512 ram that he wouldn't be able to play games so I decided to take the 9500GT from my comp into his. My PSU is 350watt (come christmas I'm getting a brand new gaming rig so I can handle with this thing at the minute) and when I opened his up and seen it was only 150 I was very doubtful, but nonetheless I put it in, installed the drivers and he could Play COD4 with no AA on medium/(some) high settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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