Video card vs Power supply - NEED HELP

Started by Makkul on 5:49pm 6/10/11. 290 views and 4 posts, 0 users reading, last post by Makkul.

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Makkul

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Hello, i have been wanting to step up to a better video card for ages, and i finnaly gathered enough money to buy a decent one.
However one of my mates told me that my PC might not be able to handle the extra juice from the Video card

The question is: Can my PC handle this video card?

Video card: Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti "Phantom"

My PC: Acer Aspire M3400

Got a ATI Radeon HD 5570 in my pc atm

Let me know if you need the specs of my pc or the video card..

- Makkul

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Posted on Thursday, 6th October 2011

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Just the specs of the power supply so i don't have to google, please

Posted on Thursday, 6th October 2011

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Your PSU provides 250 watts. My bet is that it won't be enough.

That graphic card needs 178 watts while idle and up to 331 watts under load. You'll need a more powerful PSU.

Posted on Thursday, 6th October 2011

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Oh...
What will happen then?