BF2S Forums Quick power supply / video card question

i think you should upgrade the psu anyway because 350 is pretty low.... It might work work though but just to be safe i would upgrade it


Edit: it says minimum is 300w but you want to be well above that i would think

Last edited by spud924 (2006-12-10 20:30:39)

p.s.make sure you have a pci exspress slot for it, or is your comp an agp???

bobby177 wrote:

Hi, I was just wondering what the best video card my sytstem would be able to run with a 350W psu?

Here are my system specs

Intel Pentium 4 3.00Ghz
Radeon x350 128Mb
1022MB RAM
145 GB Hard Drive
Sound Blaster Live! 24-Bit

Edit ---

I think I found a card, anyone have any experience with it?

PNY GeForce 7600GS 512MB

dont have it but its a really nice card

here is a good tool for figuring out your psu needs.  http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psuc … #footnote4
and if you can upgrade your psu here is a supplemental video psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817153037

the video card you are listing above is ok but is is only a ddr2 card. you really wont get the bang for your buck out of it. its out performed by lesser cards.
if id have to pick a 7600 card it would be this one plus xfx has a double lifetime warranty
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150182

but bottom line a 350 watt psu isnt going to cut it with any newer card. even though from experience in the past if the card manufacture says 350 watts you still will need more power for the rest of the needs inside your case. fans, CPU, CD Roms etc.... so try to get a psu the is 150 to 200 watts higher than your needs. nothing worse than a computer crashing in the middle of some intense gaming  because your system doesn't have enough power and becomes unstable.
in my system im using 2 of the  xfx 68ooxt's in sli . http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150182  and in most benchmark programs the 6800's preform just as well as the 7600's. i think its the 256 bit memory interface they use over the 128 on the 7600's. when i first built my machine i put one card in and could play bf2 on all high settings and with 2 it is seamless.
now just saving up for 2 of the 8800gtx by xfx.
my specs. just built using my old video cards for now

asus crosshair mobo
amd dual core am2 2.6 ghz
2 gigs corsair xms pro c4 memory
thermaltake tough power 750 watt psu
2 xfx 6800 xt video cards
2 seagate 250 gig sata 3.0 hard drives
1 Plextor sata dvd-rw rom drive
1 lite-on sata cdrw/ dvd combo drive
all in a thermaltake armor case

when i get the 8800's im also going to get a TOPOWER TOP-1000 watt quad rail power supply.

Last edited by leftoverkiller (2006-12-10 21:55:33)

just put it in a 5.5 drive bay and follow the directions in the box. it will work on 20 or 24 pin motherboards.

my specs. just built using my old video cards for now

asus crosshair mobo
amd dual core am2 2.6 ghz
2 gigs corsair xms pro c4 memory
thermaltake tough power 750 watt psu
2 xfx 6800 xt video cards
2 seagate 250 gig sata 3.0 hard drives
1 Plextor sata dvd-rw rom drive
1 lite-on sata cdrw/ dvd combo drive
all in a thermaltake armor case

when i get the 8800's im also going to get a TOPOWER TOP-1000 watt quad rail power supply

Last edited by leftoverkiller (2006-12-10 22:10:33)