6800gt w/ 300w psu

[Xxspd88xX]

hey guys, i was just wondering if the BFG Geforce 6800GT 256mb 128-bit oc'ed to 370mhz video card would work with my 300W system. when i went to the requirements, it said it needed a minimum of 300W, and i heard from a few ppl that buying the card would take a lot of power. any info would help, thanx. btw,heres my system setup:

- pentium4 3.0ghz ht
- 512mb pc3200
- 40gb hd
- dvd drive & cd-rw drive

thats all, thanx for the help

 

[d2arcturus]

Yeah it'll work with your system. Also consider the X800XL.

 

[sniperruff]

even if it's a dell, i would probably get something more powerful.

 

[GnomeCop]

yeah you are cutting it kinda close but it should work.

 

[Xxspd88xX]

thanx guys.. so i guess a regualr 6800 would definitely work?

 

[AmberClad]

Maybe. That looks like it might be a Dell. If it is, then the 300W PSU rating is the average rating, not the max.

 

[Xxspd88xX]

yea.. its a dell 4600.. old model w/ a fx5200 lol

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: Xxspd88xX
yea.. its a dell 4600.. old model w/ a fx5200 lol

Well, then it'd probably be ok. I have a 350W one from Dell, and they claim that it can support pretty much anything except a 6800 Ultra OC (assuming you don't add a ridiculous number of drives of course). And like I said, with Dells, the PSU ratings are always the average, not the max like with regular PSUs, so you've got some room.

 

[Xxspd88xX]

alright, thanx a bunch

 

[AmberClad]

Just in case you're wondering, here's the full list of AGP video cards a 4600 with stock PSU can support (courtesy some Dell tech on the Dell forums):

PNY Verto GeForce FX 6800 GT
Leadtek GeForce FX 6800 GT
GeForce FX 6800
Radeon X800 SE
Radeon 9800 XT
GeForce FX 5950
Radeon 9800 Pro
GeForce FX 5900
Radeon 9700
Radeon 9600 XT
Radeon 9600 Pro
GeForce FX 5750
GeForce FX 5700
Radeon 9600 SE

 

[KoolDrew]

AFAIK Dell uses Fortron/Sparkle PSU's. If that is the case you shouldn't have any troubles at all.

 

[d2arcturus]

Originally posted by: AmberClad
Just in case you're wondering, here's the full list of AGP video cards a 4600 with stock PSU can support (courtesy some Dell tech on the Dell forums):

PNY Verto GeForce FX 6800 GT
Leadtek GeForce FX 6800 GT
GeForce FX 6800
Radeon X800 SE
Radeon 9800 XT
GeForce FX 5950
Radeon 9800 Pro
GeForce FX 5900
Radeon 9700
Radeon 9600 XT
Radeon 9600 Pro
GeForce FX 5750
GeForce FX 5700
Radeon 9600 SE

The obviously the GF7s will work as well.

 

[Xxspd88xX]

wow.. thanx a lot, u guys r the best

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: d2arcturus
The obviously the GF7s will work as well.

I heard that they draw the same or less power than the 6 series. Do you know if that's true? (He would need an AGP one though for a 4600.)

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
AFAIK Dell uses Fortron/Sparkle PSU's. If that is the case you shouldn't have any troubles at all.

I think it would have to be one of the OEMs that sells PSUs with no power switch (I've never seen a Dell that had one on the PSU). So it could very well be Sparkle.

Edit: Actually now that you mention it, both Fortron and Sparkle sell switchless 300W PSUs...

 

[Xxspd88xX]

thought the 7 series dont come in agp, only in pci-e.. but i think they draw less power than the 6 series if i recall correctly.

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: Xxspd88xX
thought the 7 series dont come in agp, only in pci-e.. but i think they draw less power than the 6 series if i recall correctly.

You never know, they might decide to release AGP ones in the future (although at that point I wonder if your proc might start to be a bottleneck).

As a side note, I wonder if this is what you have:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104988
Not that many PSUs are Dell compatible, and if you read through the comments, someone bought this for their Optiplex and it seems to fit and work fine. Looks like KoolDrew was right .