not enuf power??

[Furl]

ok so i want to get a vid card that requires a 350watt psu would it hurt it to run it on a 300 watt psu??

 

[ShadowBlade]

whats the amperage on your rails?

 

[imported_LoKe]

I'd say yes. =/

 

[UsandThem]

A good quality 300w power supply that can actually supply 300 watts of power would be fine.

 

[Furl]

well actually its a 330watt but it says that it only runs at 310 on full load...

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: Furl
well actually its a 330watt but it says that it only runs at 310 on full load...

Is it the Antec in your sig?

 

[Furl]

yes sir it is....

 

[UsandThem]

You should be fine then.

If your system is unstable, you can always get another power supply, however Antec makes good power supplies, so I highly doubt there will be a problem.

 

[Furl]

u dont think that it will like under power the vid card and mess it up??

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: Furl
u dont think that it will like under power the vid card and mess it up??

What card are we talking about?

 

[Furl]

im gettin that 6800gt asus edition... v9999 or some thing like that

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: Furl
im gettin that 6800gt asus edition... v9999 or some thing like that

According to the power supply calculator, your system would use a max of 300 watts if every component was running at 100% load (this would never happen BTW).

What is the model number of your power supply?

 

[Furl]

cant find the md number bits the name of it is antec truepower 330watt atx12v

 

[UsandThem]

You should be fine. It wouldn't cause damage, it just would be unstable during gaming if it wasn't getting enough power.

I would personally give it a try. Antec True series are very good units.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: LoKe
I'd say yes. =/

 

[Valkerie]

350 is minimum requirements, but you might want to consider a +400w PSU depending on how much power you're really using, not just based on your GFX card.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

It'll be fine for now, but once you upgrade to next-gen cards, you'll most likely need a new PSU.

 

[imported_whatever]

If you get it and have stability problems, you know you need a new PSU. Otherwise, you are fine.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

When power supplies are rated, they give the numbers for crappy power supplies I think.

350W of cheap power < 300W of good power.