330 watt PS + ATI Radeon 9500

[Ruckas]

I read that the ATI radeon 9500 requires a 350 watt power supply to function correctly. I'm wondering if I should take a risk with my 330 watt and install it? Anybody have this setup? Just curious.

Thanks.

Ruckas-

 

[mechBgon]

Is it a quality-brand 330 like an Enermax or Antec? (and what's in your system, is it heavily loaded or light)

 

[Ruckas]

Dell Dimension 8100 p4 1.5ghz (socket 423) 512mb RDRAM 800mhz 80gb HD SantaCruz sound card 16x dvd rom 32xcd-rw....

Think that's everything.

Ruckas-

 

[Ryan]

Hey, I was able to get my friends Radeon 9700pro running just fine with my 250w psu 🙂 It just depends on the quality of the PSU 🙂

BTW - I have a gateway PSU (see rig) 😀

 

[mechBgon]

I think you'll make it. Your Dell is equipped with a proprietary PSU, so if you decided to replace it you would probably want a PC Power & Cooling Dell-specific unit: link

 

[ElFenix]

you'll be fine. those dell power supplies are very high quality (cuts down on tech support calls)

and the reason that ati and nvidia and amd and whoever are saying you should have x many watts is because theres a lot of crappy power supplies out there that can't make their rated power.

 

[Chaotic42]

I have a 350W PSU:

Tyan Tiger MP Board
Dual MP 1800+
1.25GB Memory
Radeon 9700
40x CD-R
16x DVD
80GB WD SE Drive
11GB Maxtor
Saitek X45
Santa Cruz
3Com NIC
A bunch of USB devices

I'm fine. It's a PC Power and Cooling PSU.