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Title: powersupply
Post by: buffaloclone on January 06, 2008, 12:50:43 PM

k, my gaming computer is almost done. i just put in my nvivida 8800 GT alpha dog addition vid card but it says i need a 500 way power supply. my case only came with a 430 watt though, would it hurt my cooomputer to try and boot with the lower power supply?

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: drobes34 on January 06, 2008, 06:38:52 PM

wouldn't it just not run at full capacity if the power supply was short?

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: lewson on January 10, 2008, 11:43:55 AM

nope it wont harm it at all it probably will boot but if it dont you'll need a 500w+

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: Tec_ on January 10, 2008, 11:58:40 AM

go buy a new PSU because your will have a laggy glitchy system and worst case you might damage your nice new card. it will be better in the long run.

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: hektic on January 10, 2008, 10:34:28 PM

I imagine with that card you have that you also have multiple hard drives and a couple if not several gigs of ram, a cd drive, case fans, usb devices, sound card....they add up, get a new PSU.

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: aZiZ1 on January 17, 2008, 06:07:38 PM

If i were you id buy a new powersupply, I had to buy a new one becuase mine is now acting up and making shrieking noises. I suggest u search for Corsair Powersupplies, best place is http://www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com)

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: Tec_ on January 17, 2008, 09:02:09 PM

im running a antec, but to my understanding maxcool makes the best most reliable

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: aZiZ1 on January 18, 2008, 06:33:39 AM

i had an antec sp-420 and now its acting up on me, wont excerpt enough juice. But i have bought many corsair ones for friends and they work really good

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: Tec_ on January 18, 2008, 06:57:03 AM

mine is a 650, haven't had it running long, but my buddy who helped me build has been running his for some time now, but we had and extensive discussion with the tec guys at out local computer store about who makes the best power supply, and we came to the conclusion that if you were willing to invest the money a kilowatt Maxcool would last you the rest of your life

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: aZiZ1 on January 18, 2008, 07:18:50 AM

well yeah a kilowatt would last forever because the capacitors must be very highquality, i stand corrected.

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: Tec_ on January 18, 2008, 07:30:08 AM

not just any kilowatt. its the quality of the product. there are :censored: 1k power supplies

Title: Re: powersupply
Post by: aZiZ1 on January 18, 2008, 01:10:22 PM

i bow down to your defeat master, althought, i am only 17yrs old and have taught myself everything that can be taught about computers.

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