ATI Radeon 9800 non-pro w/ 250watt power supply

[hemansd]

I know that the requirement for the 9800 is a 300watts or higher power supply. But the power supply that came with my dell computer is only 250watts. Will this lack of power reduce my gaming performace? I've noticed that when I play NFS Underground the perforamce is not as great as I thought it would be. Seems like my friend who has a 9500 w/ a slower cpu is running the game faster than I am.

I have a p4 2.6 HT, pc3200 768MB ddr ram

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Run 3dmark 2003, 2001, and make sure you have all the latest updates, drivers, and game patches the report back with 3dmark scores

 

[hemansd]

System Configuration


General Information
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP

DirectX Version 9.0b

Mobo Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.

Mobo Model 02Y832

AGP Rates (Current/Available) 8x / 4x, 8x

CPU Intel Pentium 4 2593 MHz

FSB 800 MHz

Memory 766 MB



Display Information
Graphics Chipset ATI RADEON 9800

Driver Name RADEON 9800

Driver Version 6.14.10.6396

Driver WHQL Certified Yes

Video Memory 128 MB

Core Clock 385 MHz

Memory Clock 320 MHz



Sound Information
Sound Adapter Driver Name Creative SB Live! Series

Sound Adapter Driver Version 5.12.1.129



Benchmark Settings
Program Version 3DMark03 Revision 4 Build 0

Resolution 1024x768@32 bit

Texture Filtering Optimal

Pixel Processing / Antialiasing None

Post Processing false

Vertex Shaders Optimal



Main Test Results
3DMark Score 5542 3DMarks

CPU Score 530.0 CPUMarks



Detailed Test Results


Game Tests
GT1 - Wings of Fury 176.2 fps

GT2 - Battle of Proxycon 37.5 fps

GT3 - Troll's Lair 32.9 fps

GT4 - Mother Nature 34.1 fps



CPU Tests
CPU Test 1 57.4 fps

CPU Test 2 9.7 fps



Feature Tests
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 1617.4 MTexels/s

Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 2608.3 MTexels/s

Vertex Shader 18.4 fps

Pixel Shader 2.0 50.3 fps

Ragtroll 24.3 fps



Sound Tests
No sounds 49.0 fps

24 sounds 39.5 fps

60 sounds 32.3 fps

 

[hemansd]

 

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[1966]

Core Clock 385 MHz

Memory Clock 320 MHz

that's a pro the non pro is clocked 325/290

And your scores are pretty normal.

 

[Acanthus]

he may be overclocking his card.

 

[Sid59]

i think dell ships very good quality PSU. if it is enough for you, i don't know.

how many hdds, optical drives?

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Too little power wouldn't cause a lower 3dmark score or slower game performance. It would cause instability and crashes. If it's not locking, Then I would say your ok.

 

[hemansd]

thanks guys

 

[gloval]

i ran a 9700np on a "powerman" 250w power supply for a week or so w/ no problems. if you're not having stability issues, i don't suppose you need to upgrade. but 300w power supplies are pretty inexpensive these days should you choose to upgrade.

 

[Mingon]

My matx PSU (180 watts) is pretty muched maxed with my p4 2.4c at 2.7ghz and an aiw9800. If I run the p4 at 3.0ghz the machine is very unstable. You should be OK