9800 pro power req's/4x

[fallout1]

I have a Dell 4550 P4 2.4GHz (533mhz FSB), 512MB PC2700, GF4MX420, Lite-on CD-RW, LiteOn DVD-ROM, two IDE HDDs.., That's about it..Will I be able to sustain a Radeon 9800 pro with this power supply? It's a 250Watt...In addition, my AGP is only 4X..will this limit me much??

Thanks in advance
Jordin M

[Joshua]

I have the same machine with the same card and it works perfectly. I have no issues or complaints.

[bachviet]

Originally posted by fallout1
I have a Dell 4550 P4 2.4GHz (533mhz FSB), 512MB PC2700, GF4MX420, Lite-on CD-RW, LiteOn DVD-ROM, two IDE HDDs.., That's about it..Will I be able to sustain a Radeon 9800 pro with this power supply? It's a 250Watt...In addition, my AGP is only 4X..will this limit me much??

Thanks in advance
Jordin M
I think you are okay. I just bought a Dell 8300 (P4 3.0E) and the spec says that it comes with a 250W PSU. I upgrade from the FX5200 to R9800Pro and Dell changes the PSU to 305W.

[Cantacuzene]

I'm weary of tiny power supplies. You can't go wrong with a 430w antec true power. But I think you're going to find Dell uses proprietary powersupplies that arent easily upgradable.

[fallout1]

But I'm going to be upgrading my card myself..Not in the factory..





Originally posted by bachviet

I think you are okay. I just bought a Dell 8300 (P4 3.0E) and the spec says that it comes with a 250W PSU. I upgrade from the FX5200 to R9800Pro and Dell changes the PSU to 305W.

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
But I think you're going to find Dell uses proprietary powersupplies that arent easily upgradable.

Nah, they stopped doing that. They're standard now.



I think you'll be OK with the 250w - you're not running that heavy of a load.

[bachviet]

Originally posted by fallout1
But I'm going to be upgrading my card myself..Not in the factory..

I know but what I'm trying to say is that Dell switched the PSU to 300W because of the R9800 upgrade. If Dell uses the 250W PSU in my Dimension 8300, I would upgrade that PSU to more powerful one anyway. In my 8300 I have a P4 3.0E CPU, 2x256MB PC3200, R9800Pro video card, 3 hard drives, 1 DVD+RW, a TV tuner card, and a PCI to IDE card.

[fallout1]

If I want to upgrade my power supply are there any specs I need to know? Brands,etc?

[Cheesypuff]

I'd go with antec true power. antec is personally my fav ps. I personally think that 250 is a little low. Min, I'd go with a 300 ps. And a antec 330 true will most def do all that you want.

[fallout1]

I guess we'll see..If I start having problems I'll go with the 330..

[Cantacuzene]

Antec True Power is the first and last name in high quality power supplies.

[ceeka]

ATI's website says:

"ATI recommends a 300-Watt power supply or greater to ensure normal system operation where a number of other internal devices are installed."

Give it a try, if it fails to boot or freezes while gaming up the PS.