Re: psu requirements-think i found it

ian wrote:


:
: If your video card happens to have a PCI Express 2x3 connector on the end of
: it, there are adapters for that. Some adapters are better designed than others.

a what? I take it this is only for sli super gaming cards?

Check a photo of the video card to be sure. The X1650 PCI Express is probably
pretty safe in that regard, and there won't be the extra connector on the end.

This is what the adapter looks like. It converts two hard drive connectors to
a PCI Express 2x3 connector. This only makes sense, if the power supply has
enough amps for it.

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/12-189-120-02.jpg


:
: The following gives some (boring) background on ATX supplies and what works
: and doesn't work.

Thanks very interesting. saved as a .txt file for further reading, not too long at all.

if there are no agp connection and no onboard graphics then it'll only be a low end ati/amd card. 1650 or so.

on this board there is graphics on board




There are many ways to upgrade, but some of them are going to be easier to
find than others. The best AMD support now, is for AM2 with DDR2 memory and
PCI Express video. I saw some memory yesterday, that was $25 for 1GB of
DDR2, so DDR2 can be pretty cheap.

Paul
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