Topic: Will The 6600 Gt Work On This Comp? (Read 218 times)

nfs911 · « **on:** January 03, 2005, 06:22:00 PM »

My friend is planning to get the 6600 gt (agp version) , his Power Supply says that it puts out 269 watts max, here is his specs:

Sony Vio RX-850
Pentium 4 2.4ghz
512MB PC2100 RAM
Floppy
DVD Drive
CD Drive

Hes run a Radeon 9600 pro in there before. The website for the 6600 gt says that it needs 300 watts, will it work? Thanks!

nightracer352 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2005, 06:36:00 PM »

i would think not but try it and tell use what happens

really though i would say go ahead and upgrade the psu i mean im guessing that he is probably going to do more upgrades anyways that and its sounds like that stuff would already have it maxed

yaazz · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2005, 06:49:00 PM »

umm if it says it needs 300 watts, and you have 269 watts, then think about it

cromat44 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2005, 09:00:00 PM »

my as well upgrade the psu...

nightracer352 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2005, 10:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(enderandrew @ Jan 4 2005, 12:32 AM)

Hell yes, upgrade the PSU. Get a 350 watt power supply.

Videogamebuyer14 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2005, 11:04:00 PM »

Ugh, you need at least 550w to use a 6800GT, and the GPU's ain't a whole lot different, so I would go for a 600w, for the hell of it. At least you can be confident it'll work.

nightracer352 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2005, 11:41:00 PM »

well hey i never no what im gonna add on to this thingso hell why not have more watts in my psu than in my in car amp

Dagoth · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2005, 01:41:00 AM »

QUOTE(Videogamebuyer14 @ Jan 4 2005, 07:35 AM)

Ugh, you need at least 550w to use a 6800GT, and the GPU's ain't a whole lot different, so I would go for a 600w, for the hell of it. At least you can be confident it'll work.

nightracer352 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2005, 01:45:00 AM »

my guess is is that he has alot of stuff and needed the wattage so that was the only way he could run the 6800 with all of his stuff so just stop dawgin the guy he is just trying to help now can we all get back on topic please

thepissedoffman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:35:00 AM »

QUOTE(enderandrew @ Jan 4 2005, 07:54 AM)

Actually we are on topic. The topic is whether or not you need a certain ammount of wattage for a high end Nvidia card. I'm pretty sure a 350 watt power supply will suffice if his system doesn't have extra hard drives, 5 fans, etc.

okandroid · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2005, 03:16:00 PM »

I was just thinking about my system and if I had enough wattage.

ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
A-Bit n57-s2g
AMD Athlon XP 2400+
512mb 2100 DDR Ram
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
2 Green Cold Cathodes
DVD-Burner
7200 RPM WD 80 GB HDD

do you think 450 is enough.

thepissedoffman · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2005, 03:54:00 PM »

QUOTE(okandroid @ Jan 4 2005, 05:47 PM)

I was just thinking about my system and if I had enough wattage.

SniperKilla · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2005, 04:42:00 PM »

throw in an Ultra X-Connect modular 500w power supply.. seriously the sexiest PSU ive EVER seen...

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one day when i have $100 to throw around ill get one

KingViper · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2005, 04:50:00 PM »

That PSU may look nice, but it has unstable rails. Maximum PC just did reviews and they gave it like a 3 or 4 out of 10. So, while it may look nice, I wouldn't buy one. They had problems with the PC complelty crashing when using an Ultra PSU. Its funny, because Ultra probably pays Maximum PC alot of money for the large ad they always have on the back of the magazine.

nightracer352 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2005, 04:52:00 PM »

EDIT: oh and its still an ultra with black titanium finish and blue lights oh and a window on each side

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