Power Hungry

[GeforcebOY1]

I have a 250 watt power suppily at the moment and it needs upgrading bad cause i have a geforce fx 5900 which needs about 350watts. So firstly is it a simple job fitting new power suppilys cause i just had the scare of my life this morning . I was trying to fix my old pc to sell it and there was no power . So i saw the the little pieces of metal which the plug, plugs onto was bent so i straghten it and plugs it in and BOOM the whole computer just goes up in a mass of smoke. So basicly i am S**Ting it cause i have a great computer worth alot and if it does the same i will jump down the stairs . Also should i go for a 400watt or 500watt does it make a diffrence .

 

[David Lindon]

I should go for the 500.
I don't think a grapics card would need 350 watt!

 

[GeforcebOY1]

I says on the box . It needs an extra power cable which is attached to the powersupply . surposily the agp port does not give enough power .

 

[Lord Kalthorn]

Wow; well, it is a big card! Is that not the double Port one? Giving space for the fan.

Yeah - go for a 500 Watt one. That will do it very well.

 

[GeforcebOY1]

it ain't double it is just one port just has an extra power plug thing . You know the power cables for hard drives its one of those.

 

[TheSickness]

I have a 250 watt power suppily at the moment and it needs upgrading bad cause i have a geforce fx 5900 which needs about 350watts. So firstly is it a simple job fitting new power suppilys cause i just had the scare of my life this morning . I was trying to fix my old pc to sell it and there was no power . So i saw the the little pieces of metal which the plug, plugs onto was bent so i straghten it and plugs it in and BOOM the whole computer just goes up in a mass of smoke. So basicly i am S**Ting it cause i have a great computer worth alot and if it does the same i will jump down the stairs . Also should i go for a 400watt or 500watt does it make a diffrence .

Its not hard to fit a new PSU, ive done it many times and even on my 1st go i didnt screw anything up


And like the others have said, 500 watt will do it

 

[GeforcebOY1]

cheers people

 

[Lord Kalthorn]

Well, I hope it works, its a nice Card!