300W PSU and 6600GT. Please Help!

[jerin333]

Hey,

I have a Bestec ATX-300-12E 300 Watt Power Supply. I was wondering if this power suppy unit will be able to handle a XFX GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 AGP 8X video card. I don't have enough money to spend for a new power supply unit. Just enough for the video card.

Here are my system specs:

CPU - AMD Athlon XP-A Barton 3000+
RAM - Samsung 512MB PC2700
Motherboard - FIC K7M-NF18G (AU31)
Hard Drive - Hitachi Global Storage Industries 160MB 7200RPM
Video card - Asus v9520-X TD GFX-5200 128MB DDR 8xAGP
Power Supply - Bestec ATX-300-12E 300 Watt
CD-ROM - DVD/CD ROM // CD-RW ROM
Other - Digital Media Manager (Memory Cards / Flash Cards)

My PSU rails right now:

CPU Core - 1.58V
CPU +3.3 - 3.25V
+5V - 4.78V
+12V - 11.39V
+5 Standy - 4.87V

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

I would probably go with a name brand as Bestec seems like a no name and the rails seem a little low to me

 

[jerin333]

Damn. I don't have enough money for a new power supply and then a new video card. I barely have enough for this card =(

 

[jerin333]

Anyone have a 300W power supply that runs this thing? =/

 

[Arcanedeath]

Looks like you might have some issues w/ the 12V rail but 6600GTs are not that power hungry so you might be able to get away w/ it, I couldn't tell you for sure w/out knowing the specs on the rails for your powersupply.

 

[jerin333]

Power Supply Bestec ATX-300-12E 300 Watt

AC INPUT VOLTAGE 90 TO 140 VAC OR 180 TO 264 VAC
USER SELECTABLE SW
AC INPUT FREQUENCY 50/60HZ
AC INPUT CURRENT 6A RMS MAX. FOR 115 VAC
3A RMS MAX. FOR 230 VAC
MAXIMUM INRUSH CURRENT 50A FOR 115 VAC COLD START
100A FOR 230 VACCOLD START
LINE REGULATION +-1%
LOAD REGULATION +-5% (OLEY -12V+-10%)
EFFICIENCY 68% MINIMUM AT FULL LOAD
OPERATIONG TEMPERATURE 0?~+40? CENTIGRADE
STORAGE TEMPERATURE -25?~+85? CENTIGRADE
STORAGE HUMIDITY 10%~90%

 

[impemonk]

shell out 39.99 for a cooler master 350 watt PSU. The thing is made for high end systems... its too bad not too many people realize that Cooler Master makes solid products. I would say the typical advice of "get an ANTEC" or "Thermaltake" or "Enermax" but let me tell you it's a good power supply and is not faulty at all. The power on the rails is not too low but its sufficient enough to supply a video card. In other words, this is a quality PSU for a low low price at newegg.com.

 

[impemonk]

btw I use this PSU with my 6800GT... All works fine. So yah, if I can run a 6800GT on a 350 PSU with no problems than well, it speaks for itself.