GEFORCE 6800 XE minimum psu requeriment?

[SplinterCellRocks]

Will this geforce run in a generic (Sunshine) 300w psu? i used a power supply calculator and it says that the load wattage is 258w and the recommended psu is 308w. But iḿ not sure that it can run...

 

[hang-the-9]

The card should be about 70 watts max on it's own. Since your CPU is likely not really putting out 300 watts, I would change it for a better one. You can get a 350 or 400 watt EVGA, XFX, Antec, Seasonic, Rosewill for maybe $40 and won't have a risk of killing the system.

Although going by the fact that you are installing a 10 year old video card it's likely that a new power supply would be as much as just replacing the full computer with a newer and much faster one.

 

[SplinterCellRocks]

Now that i think it better i won't take the risk with my PSU. i guess that i have to wait till my parents buy me a new PC. Thanks for your answer. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!