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power suppy low

Started by shanem , Jan 24 2007 03:41 PM

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shanem

Posted 24 January 2007 - 03:41 PM

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i've put a geforce 7800 gs graphics card in my computer which needs 400 watt minimum and the mother board user manual says i need 250 minimum to run the system but my psu is a tagan tg600 - u25 i seems to work fine at the moment with cpu temps at 40 degrees but will i have any problems in the future thank you

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dsenette

Posted 24 January 2007 - 03:55 PM

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well...being a 600W PSU...you're fine.....the PSU rating for the graphics card is for a total system not just for the card...i assure you that the graphics card is NOT using 400W...when a single device (like a graphics card) suggests a PSU rating...it generally is taking into account GENERAL motherboard/system consumption