On or about Sat, 5 Jan 2008 22:52:02 -0800 (PST) did "T. T."
<hotister.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> dribble thusly:
>Dear all:
>
>Just want to consult with you guys, I'm seriously considering upgrade
>my desktop PC and buy a refurbished one from TigerDirect (http://
>www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3169478&CatId=2663).
>I'm thinking of adding another 2GB of ram (make the total to be 3GB)
>and add a PCI-e video card to this machine, to make it a cheap game PC
>(btw, I only play flight simulators such as MS Flight Simulator X or X-
>Plane 8.x). From what I know this desktop only come with a 300 Watt
>Power Supply (and it's not standard sized), which could be problematic
>if I plug in a really nice video card (which will require more power).
>Could anyone please recommend a good value video card that would be
>happy with only 300 Watt of power supply? Many thanks!
According to the Gateway support page for that model, it uses a
standard ATX power supply.
Three different 300 watt models are shown on the component page. They
all have a single 12-volt rail, ranging from 10-16 amps of capacity.
That's not enough for any remotely modern graphics card.
The PSU would have to be replaced. What you want is a 400+ watt PSU
with two 12-volt rails carrying 15+A each, that comes with PCIe
graphics connectors (which means you can be sure the CPU will be on a
separate rail from the graphics card).
Here's a model that would do nicely:
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/power-supplies/m/12701317/sort_type=bottomline
You could comfortably run even an 8800GTX card with that PSU, so you
wouldn't need to filter your choices by power consumption. You could
just get the best PCIe card for the amount of money you're willing to
spend.
--
- Mike
Ignore the Python in me to send e-mail.
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