Gts 250 Psu

Jun 14, 2009, 08:49 AM

So i bought a GTS 250 for a friend installed it and everything seems to be fine...
And the guys that sold it to me told me that a 400w PSU wont be enough for it. And they said that the PSU will burn it self at the max load.
But i installed it with the old i guess noname 400w psu. And i started to test it with the games he had Perfect World, LineAge 2 Gracia, Half Life 2 ep 2, XIII Century - Death or Glory, and other games (at max settings). Everything seems to work fine and with no issues...

Will it make any sense buying a new PSU a better one or keep this one?

h3llb3nd4 · Jun 14, 2009, 08:59 AM

Depends on the PSU manufacturer...

make sure that it doesn't explede:P

Jun 14, 2009, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h3llb3nd4

Depends on the PSU manufacturer...

make sure that it doesn't explede:P

its this one : http://www.hardware.info/en-US/produ..._USP3430_430W/

r9 · Jun 14, 2009, 09:21 AM

After testing touch PSU and see how hot it is. If it is not too hot than he is fine.

mike047 · Jun 14, 2009, 09:32 AM

I run 3 GTS250s on this PSU doing FAH 24/7.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182160

The 250 is 150 watts max[IIRC] but I don't think it uses that much.

Jun 14, 2009, 08:49 AM	#1
DreamSeller Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Gts 250 Psu So i bought a GTS 250 for a friend installed it and everything seems to be fine... And the guys that sold it to me told me that a 400w PSU wont be enough for it. And they said that the PSU will burn it self at the max load. But i installed it with the old i guess noname 400w psu. And i started to test it with the games he had Perfect World, LineAge 2 Gracia, Half Life 2 ep 2, XIII Century - Death or Glory, and other games (at max settings). Everything seems to work fine and with no issues... Will it make any sense buying a new PSU a better one or keep this one?

Jun 14, 2009, 08:59 AM	#2
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