Power supply

[Austain310]

i have a dell (*sigh*)
it is in my sig
it consists of 2 dvd drives, 1x 160 gb hdd, p4 3 ghz, 1.5 gigs of ram.
it has a 375 watt psu, dual 12v+ 18 a on both...(which runs my over clocked 6800gs at 500/1200)
The 8800gts is way ahead of 6800 and requires more power although it is efficient.
im thinking the 375watts aint gonna cut it because nvidia recommends 400 watts at least.
Do i really need the upgrade though? it would help if i didnt considering my budget.
if i had to it would be an upgrade to seasonic 430 watt psu (80% or higher efficiency)
but i would also need a dell converter

 

[happy medium]

pent 4 with Pci-e? wow never see them.

Theres no doubt in my mind that your cpu is too slow for that card . Don't buy it
It's a waste of money.

I wouldn't get anything faster than a 7900gt or mabe 7950gt

 

[Austain310]

its p4 630 prescott lga 775... and if i max out all the settings in games bottleneck wont be as bad... plus cpu upgrade soon...just tell me about psu

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: happy medium
pent 4 with Pci-e? wow never see them.

Indeed. Are you sure your Dell is not an AGP model with an AGP 6800gs?

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: Austain310
its p4 630 prescott lga 775... and if i max out all the settings in games bottleneck wont be as bad... plus cpu upgrade soon...just tell me about psu

Psu will work ,Dell psu 's are underated

 

[Austain310]

Im sure its pentium 4 with evga 6800 pci-e . Anyway thanks medium for the reassurance.

 

[Aluvus]

You will not need an adapter for a new power supply. Dell stopped that monkey business a while ago. You may still have to be careful about finding a supply that physically fits, though.