Best GPU from a 350watt PSU ???

coolhand83 · Dec 8, 2007

Hey guys

I run a call of duty 4 clan, and one of the younger members has had the misfortune of having his video card stolen by his uni-going brother ! He needs a new one but is limited by his power supply :banghead:

Current spec: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ ~ 2.2GHz
1.5gb ram
DID HAVE an X800
350 Watt PSU

Basically its all about bang for buck, and futureproofing. I would've said the HD3850, but I don't know if 350W would be scraping the barrel so to speak ! Seems a lot of people are stuck in the same predicament

[I.R.A]_FBi · Dec 8, 2007

what brand PSU is it and how old is it?

JrRacinFan · Dec 8, 2007

AGP or PCIe?

Whats the budget?

trog100 · Dec 8, 2007

it might be on the edge but i think it would run.. a lot of people think they need more power than they do.. a 7600gt would work for definite..

trog

JrRacinFan · Dec 8, 2007

I was just about to suggest a 7600GT, but was unsure of budget.

Also if you must know, My rig runs CoD 4 on medium settings @ 1280x1024 ~35fps. So it really isn't too demanding of a game.

coolhand83 · Dec 8, 2007

Not sure of budget to be honest, he was looking at 100-150 mark i think

JrRacinFan · Dec 8, 2007

Didn't answer so I will ask again.

AGP or PCIe?

But since you didn't answer, assuming PCI-e. 8600GT or 2600XT.

HD3850, may be pushing the PSU and will be bottlenecked in his case, but will be futureproofed if he plans on doing an upgrade soon.

KainXS · Dec 8, 2007

your system specs say you have a 7900GTO but I know that the GTO needs more power so I would say a 3850 barely, how much 12V power does this psu put out

the 3850 would need more power more than likely, the minimum is like 450, running it on 350 might not be very smart,

I would reccomend buying this psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182017

I'm gonna look for some X1900/ 7900GS cards for around 100 bucks or less

coolhand83 · Dec 9, 2007

Some people don't read...

Not my PC.... ive got 650W, not that dumb either :slap:

ghost101 · Dec 9, 2007

7900gs only uses ~45w

KainXS · Dec 9, 2007

does the kid have a prebuilt pc like a dell or compaq, because that would make things harder

newtekie1 · Dec 9, 2007

I would look for a 7900GS, it should run on a 350w power supply with the rest of his rig assuming the power supply is a decent brand.

Otherwise I would suggest the 7600GT like others have said or the 8600GT if it is in his budget.

cdawall · Dec 9, 2007

for PCI-e 7900GS would work great but if he is on AGP 7800GS

GLD · Dec 9, 2007

Hey coolhand, I don't know where you guys are at but I am guessing the UK because you say uni instead of college? Anyways, if you are here in the States I have a Sapphire pci-e X850XT with AC5 cooler that I have been going to sell. I know a 350W psu will run it fine.

trog100 · Dec 9, 2007

the real thing here is that one 350 psu aint the same as another.. some simply tell lies.. some are honest.. its the power on the 12 volt rail/rails that u need to know..

trog

cdawall · Dec 9, 2007

coolhand could you fine out model/brand or at least the amps on the 12v rail it should say on the side

Basard · Dec 9, 2007

My friend had a dell. It was a 3800+ athlon x2 with a 7300LE graphics card, and a 300watt power supply. He put a 7950GT silent edition from xfx in there, and a sound card, it ran fine, but 3 or 4 months later he upgraded his whole system and put the dell back together stock, now the dell has an 8600gt from evga, which suits it a lot better, and it has the same turtle beach sound card in it. But the thing did run for 4 months fine with the 7950gt in it. I saw all this with my own two eyes, amazing really, lol.

cdawall · Dec 9, 2007

NV cards really dont pull much power

Deleted member 3 · Dec 9, 2007

coolhand83 said:
Not sure of budget to be honest, he was looking at 100-150 mark i think

Euros? Pounds? Dollars? Rupees? We don't know where you're from.

trog100 · Dec 9, 2007

according the specs the psu is described as "rubbish" a brand name not known for its quality.. he he he

with tag like coolhand83 i recon he comes from the good old USA.. he he.

trog

coolhand83 · Dec 9, 2007

All Of You Are Wrong !!

:laugh:

Nah, just kidding. My PSU isn't bad, but remember guys, its not mine we're talking about. Apparently its a Bestec PSU that he has, ATX-300-12E. It's a PCI-E card we're wanting (sorry for not replying to that). And no, I'm english ! mwooohahahahahah :pimp:

DOH ! 300watts aaaaaaaaaargh

coolhand83 · Dec 9, 2007

Oh yeah and he is from Canada !

trog100 · Dec 10, 2007

its back to that 7600 gt then and hope it works.. he he.. nah it should do it wont draw anymore than the x800..

trog

suraswami · Dec 10, 2007

8600GT. Specs say it should run with a 350W PSU.

KainXS · Dec 10, 2007

That psu only has 15A on the 12v rail and is only 300 watts so I say its time for a new psu hooking up a 7600gt might cause some damage to the card as evga requires 18A on the 12v rail for their 7600.

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