New Dell 5150 and 6800gt

TantrumusMaximus

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I just recently bought a 5150 + 20" LCD deal from Dell that floated around the Hot Deals forum here and I upgraded the power supply as suggested to a OCZ 450W that fit in the unit and everytime I fire up World of Warcraft within 5 minutes I lose video signal. The monitor led goes amber... and the PC is still on. I can not ping it from another box.

Only thing I haven't done is blow away the Dell OS (I was lazy).

Anyone buy one of these and toss a card in without any problems?
 

Bronxkid

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Don't you have to upgrade for the 6800gt because the stock PSU is only 250 or 300w and the recs for the video card are at least 350?
 

Ichigo

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It's something about Dell PSU's being rated conservatively and reqs being measured liberally (safe buffer) so that in the end it works fine. According to other buyers anyways.