Hi, will be receiving a Gainward BLISS GF 7800GS+ Silent, 512 MB AGP Graphic Card in about a week.
I'm unsure if my power supply is upto the job. I have a 500W supply but only 16A at +12V.
I don't know what power the card needs but I think it will need a 20A system.
My system is simple - an 80Gb HDD and DVD/CD-RW drive. Also a P4 3Gz and 1.5Gb memory.
Should I even try the card on my system or should I get a beefier PSU in advance? Any inexpensive suggestions?
(The power connector at the card is a 6 pin PCIe connector but comes with a pair of molex(4) to a PCIe adapter. So on my current setup I would need to use this adapter - would a better P4 PSU have a PCIe power connector as standard?)
Sorry for such a long post.
Any help appreciated
Jim
I'm unsure if my power supply is upto the job. I have a 500W supply but only 16A at +12V.
I don't know what power the card needs but I think it will need a 20A system.
My system is simple - an 80Gb HDD and DVD/CD-RW drive. Also a P4 3Gz and 1.5Gb memory.
Should I even try the card on my system or should I get a beefier PSU in advance? Any inexpensive suggestions?
(The power connector at the card is a 6 pin PCIe connector but comes with a pair of molex(4) to a PCIe adapter. So on my current setup I would need to use this adapter - would a better P4 PSU have a PCIe power connector as standard?)
Sorry for such a long post.
Any help appreciated
Jim