Ferski Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) My system specifications right now: HP pavilion 7530 (premade), Intel i945P/G, intel dual core 2.80 Ghz, 512mb DDR2-SDRAM X 2 ( 1gb RAM),and Geforce 7500 LE. Originally my system came with only 512 MB and i added another 512mb, also i changed the graphic card from gf7500 LE to 7600 GT. Few months ago my 7600 GT card died (after 2 years with no problems) so i had to put the old 7500 one. I would like to buy a 8800GT card and add 2gb RAM but i am a bit concerned about a couple of things. In the nvidia 8800 Gt specifications notes it says Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 105 C Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) 105 W Minimum System Power Requirement (W) 400 W I dont know how much power has my system and how much temperature can handle. In the back of my tower computer it says: AC / input 100-127V 6.0A 50/60HZ 200-240V 3.0A I dont know what exsactly this means. Could my system have killed my 7600GT card? Could my system run a 8800 GT with no problems? Can i mix DDR2 RAM with other types of RAM or all chips need to have same characteristics? Thank you. Edited January 8, 2009 by Ferski
shad0w Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) I believe you have 600 W power supply. If it`s power consumption for just a video card - your PU`s definitely not enough for new card cause power is spreading between all computer components. Though, system still may run without "gaming" load. Upgrade to 800 W. About memory. You can use any supported DDR2 memory. But take into consideration that all memory banks would work on same frequency. There is no point to add 1066 DDR2 if you already have 800 DDR2 installed. But! Using DDR of same characteristics (and vendor) is HIGHLY recommended. Edited January 8, 2009 by shad0w 1
Ferski Posted January 8, 2009 Author Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) I believe you have 600 W power supply. If it`s power consumption for just a video card - your PU`s definitely not enough for new card cause power is spreading between all computer components. Though, system still may run without "gaming" load. Upgrade to 800 W. About memory. You can use any supported DDR2 memory. But take into consideration that all memory banks would work on same frequency. There is no point to add 1066 DDR2 if you already have 800 DDR2 installed. But! Using DDR of same characteristics (and vendor) is HIGHLY recommended. Thanks for the reply, could you tell me how can i check what is the exact power suply of my computer? I have read the computer manual and it says ( my english is not good, this is a translation); "Don´t overload the system installating aditional cards wich consume too much power. The system is designed to handle 2 Ampers (as average) to +5 volts in each card of the PC. The total consume of the power as 5 volts in a full system (with all expansion slots full) doesn´t have to be superior to the total of slotsmultiplied by 2 ampers." Don´t know if this has any relation with the question but perhaps can help. Edited January 8, 2009 by Ferski
viper3two Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 Agree...600w is not enough to run that. I up'd mine to 1000 watt power supply and it seems to handle my 8800gtx 640mb ok.....
shad0w Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 Generally, power equals current x voltage. Standard voltage is 110 or 220V. Power = 110V x 6A = 220V x 3A = 660W. Its maximum consuming power. But all power units have efficiency less than 1. I don`t know efficiency of your PU, it should be 0.8-0.9. So, maximum power you could give to system is 660 x 0.9 (ideal) = 594 W. About your remark 2A 5V - it`s about power draining from mother board. All gaming video cards use direct power output from ATX PU, not from motherboard.
Shrubbo Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) Hmmm unless I am missing something here then I would have to disagree and say it would have no problems with a 600w psu. The reason for my statement is at the moment I am running a ... Antect p180 case with 4 case vent and blow fans of various sizes + the psu fan. E6850 3ghz core 2 duo. 4gig of pc800 DDR2 ram. p35-ds4 MB, lan, laser mouse etc etc yadah yadah etc. 500g WD HDD 2 x DVD burners 3 CH controllers TrackIR Matrox TH2Gd Some DVD staker thing :D and a GTX 260oc that replaced my 8800GT.. according to the web stats my gtx260 can suck up to 182w where the 8800gt only does 110w. Consider that I run at 4320x900 and I would expect I am makeing the 260 work reasonably hard. All of the above is being powered by a 550w Antec Earthwatts PSU My mate has the exact same system as mine except he still has the 8800gt in his but also a scsi controller a 2-4 more drives tho uncertain what is in right at this moment. We have no problems what so ever. Rock stable setups in fact. Edited January 9, 2009 by Shrubbo i9-9900K,Z390 Aorus Master, 32GB GSkill Trident F4-3600 DDR4, ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti, Oculus Rift S. Thrustmaster Warthog T&S, TPR Pedals.
shad0w Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 In first post, power for 8800 was specified as 400W. If its true - it won`t run. I think Ferski should provide full model name including vendor to do more research about exact consuming power. Personaly I think 400W - huge amount for such video.
hannibal Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 dont forget to take cooling into account... like have descent case fans, etc...monitor your hardware.. find me on steam! username: Hannibal_A101A http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969447179
hannibal Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 hey shrubbs..i finally painted the foot pedals..im taking the time this week to setup the 'pit'.. find me on steam! username: Hannibal_A101A http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969447179
Aeroscout Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 I'm running an 8800GT off of a 550W Corsair PSU pas de problem! What really matters is what's on the 12V Rail(s). A single rail is better than multiple. I have 41Amps on mine. The 8800GT needs a minimum of a 400W PSU with 26Amps on the 12V rail. If you have multiple rails, you should be ok, but you will loose power "between the rails," which doesn't happen with a single rail. BTW, I have tried tunning my 8800GT on a 500W PSU with 21Amps on the 12V rail and it wasn't pretty. ;) DCS Wishlist: 1) FIX THE DAMN RIVERS!!! 2) Spherical or cylindrical panorama view projection. 3) Enhanced input options (action upon button release, etc). 4) Aircraft flight parameter dump upon exit (stick posn, attitude, rates, accel, control volume, control-surface positions, SAS bias, etc). 5) ADS-33 maneuver courses as static objects. 6) Exposed API or exports of trim position and stick force for custom controllers. 7) Select auto multiple audio devices
Ferski Posted January 10, 2009 Author Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) In first post, power for 8800 was specified as 400W. If its true - it won`t run. I think Ferski should provide full model name including vendor to do more research about exact consuming power. Personaly I think 400W - huge amount for such video. It is this model http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00751146&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN And the card; (click specifications tab) http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_8800_gt_us.html Anyway i think i am going to buy a new computer (it would be good to have a computer backup due to my work) but then the video card will be worse than 8800gt. I have open a new thread about that to help me choosing hardware components from a list. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=613899#post613899 Edited January 10, 2009 by Ferski
shad0w Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 This card definitely needs additional power spuppy: "Supplementary Power Connectors6-pin & 8-pin" You should exam your PU for such connectors. Any way - new computer its right descision.
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