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GlueEater
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_ 		26. November 2005 @ 14:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a friend in the UK and he is getting new card so he said I could have his, I live in the US. Is there anything I should worry about? Will it work? Also my comp is store bought, so does this mean that I'll need a new power supply? Does anyone know how much exess power a store bought comp usually has?
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ddp
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_ 		26. November 2005 @ 15:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what is the card as probably fit in your pci slot if pci card? what is marked on the side of the psu in your case in watts??
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GlueEater
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_ 		26. November 2005 @ 19:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's an ATI 9600XT 256MB. And is there a way to find out the wattage w/o opening up the comp, save me sometime maybe? I was also told I might need to add some memory, like an extra 256MB.
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ddp
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_ 		27. November 2005 @ 07:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
your documentation might tell you but still possibility you will have to open case to get wattage info & see if you have the right slot for that card.
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GlueEater
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_ 		28. November 2005 @ 15:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here are the numbers exactly as I saw:

output 12v 13A 5v
250 max 5v 20A 12v
3.3v 25A 5vsb

I'm not sure if that's 250 max or 25. And there's been a change in the cards, it's now a Radeon 9700 Pro 256MB. So new psu or what?
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ddp
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_ 		29. November 2005 @ 06:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
might want to get a new psu say 400watts. try these links out & add 30% to the total.
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/Power_Supply_Calculator.p...
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp
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GlueEater
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_ 		29. November 2005 @ 13:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks, what the worst case scenario if I stick w/ the psu I already got? The site barely shows me needing over 300 why 400? Is this just in case thing?
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ddp
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_ 		29. November 2005 @ 13:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
upgradeability & maybe just in case situation
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