i want to buy a new gpu and need to know i need a new psu?

[jacknamvar]

my system specs :
cpu: dual core e5200 2.5 ghz
ram :2 gb ddr2
motherboard : p5kpl-am
psu : 250 w
gpu: geforce 210
i want to buy a radeon r7 250 and i need to know my psu is good enough ? if that is not good enough what psu is good ?

 

[herrwizo]

I would nor recommend 250 W for this setup, at least not for prolonged usage. Get a quality 400-450W unit. You might consider a RAM upgrade as well, 2GB is barely enough for anything these days.

For PSUs, use this list, and get something from tier one or tier two (a) or (b).

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

P.S. Your motherboard supports Core 2 Quad CPUs. Although old by today's standards, these still pack quite a punch for most games, and if you can find one cheap (very cheap if possible), this would be a great upgrade along with more RAM. That is, if you don't intend on changing the entire computer.

 

[Imon750]

No, frankly, you need a PSU upgrade. R7 250 is a light card. I own it myself. It doesn't even have an external power cable. But that doesn't mean it can run off a 250W. I think a good cooler master 350W or an XFX 350W would be enough for it with or without the CPU upgrade that herrwizo recommended.

 

[Calvin7]

Diamond AMD R7 250 PCIE GDDR5 1GB
http://www.diamondmm.com/r7250d51g-diamond-amd-r7250-graphics-video-card.html
System Requirements Tab shows:
400W (or greater) power supply recommended

 

[herrwizo]

They always overrate the power requirements (because they cant be sure whats the rest of your setup), but I still recommend getting a quality power supply not only for this card, but also for possible future upgrades (CPU possibly), or even a different computer alltogether. A quality PSU is a great investment.

 

[AHBuser]

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
It helps you a lot about your compatible PSU, put all your stuff here and it shows you your power comsuption and also advice you about the choosing of PSU, just go on, it's GREAT