# 450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt for ATI CrossFireX with two 6-pin connectors) Keep this in mind, its a copy from the Gecube site about the requirements for this card,
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Coolermaster arent exactly known for making great psu's. Did you hook up the 6 pin pci connector to the video card, if not that would explain a lot. The Coolermaster psu could be the culprit. How do you know what to return? Artifacting usually happens for 2 reasons, 1) the card isnt getting enough power or 2) it has been overclcocked too much. See here for a performance comparison, and note that the HD 2900 XT (only slightly faster than the 3850 512MB) can play the game quite comfortably at 1600x1200, all settings high, with 4xAA. But I guarantee this will run TF2 with all the goodies on. If I were you, I wouldn't buy anything faster than a 3850 without a PSU upgrade. If you throw in %15 of that 300w for manufacturer variations (no two chips consume exactly the same power), that leaves you 70-80w for a video card, really pushing it for the 3870 or 8800GT.
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So, 100w for the processor, 30w for the mainboard plus memory, 15w each for the optical drives and hard drives (45w) = 175w for everything except your video card.
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It is very likely that your 5600+ does 90-100w full load.
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For example, the 6000+ (one speed grade above yours) does over 100w at full load. Cards like the 38GT peak at 80-85w, definitely a challenge for your 300w powersupply.ĪND YES, your system uses a ton of power because it uses a power-hungry AMD chip. The 7600GT is an extremely low-power card, using only 35w of power. btw, it runs well.like i said, just don't try to add more stuff to overload your pc.ĭon't assume that the jump in power consumption from your 7600GT to the cards discussed in this thread will be trivial. #1 is a must.after that it's your choice to go with 2 or 3Īlso, i HATE using adapters for anything, and i definitely don't recommend it if you can avoid it.i was really curious to see how well the stock PSU would run the 8800gt card after reading many posts at saying it ran it fine. you still cant OC on their motherboards though.Īlso, if you do decide to try the card on the stock PSU you'll need a few adapters since the PSU does NOT have a 6-pin pci-e connection, nor does it have any 4-pin molex connections (BS is know.).Ģ) molex to pci-e (couldnt seem to find one on newegg)ģ) molex "Y" splitter (if you get this just use the power cable that comes with the card) Ya, i've read some horror stories from the past about stuff like that, but from what i understand dell has changed a lot of that in the past few years. gl, just know whatever you choose will be a HUGE step up from what you have, so you can't really go wrong with any of the cards mentioned here. I am upgrading the PSU on it in the next week or so though because i really dont want to stress the stock PSU so much. I know this because im currently running the exact same setup in a pc. i would just suggest upgrading the PSU asap, or even before you purchase a card.
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if you have to have the card now, then by all means go ahead and buy it. also, be warned that while the PSU will run the card, i wouldn't suggest doing it for long. Granted, if you choose to do this you will not be able to OC your card very much, nor will you be able to add extra hdd's, drives, etc. Of the cards mentioned (8800gt, 3870, 3850), the 8800gt should use the most power of the bunch, so any of them would actually work. dell is known for underrating their PSU's, and it is speculated that the 300w is actually capable of somewhere in the 400w range.
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PLEASE REFER TO PICTURES.The 8800gt will run on the stock dell 300w PSU if you don't overload it with extra hdd's etc. MAY HAVE GENERAL SIGNS OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHICH MAY INCLUDE: SCRATCHES, SCUFFS, DIRT, STICKER RESIDUE ETC ON THE EXTERIOR CASING. See all condition definitions - opens in a new window or tab See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended.