Hey guys, I'm looking to replace my NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 (card broken or something, keeps overheating when cleaned HSF + thermal paste, idles at 70~80 degrees and goes over 100 easily under load which crashes computer with black screen) with EVGA Geforce GTX 550 Ti and I noticed that the requirement for the GTX is 400 W minimum, and since my GTS 240's requirement is 450 W I thought I didn't need to replace my PSU until I actually looked inside and saw that my PSU caps at 350 W. What the hell is this? How is it able to run a card that requires 100 more power than what my PSU can output? I understand that they overrate the card's power requirement but still, a 100 W in difference?
What's going on? And since the GTX's requirement is lower than my current GTS, can I still use the same PSU?
My PSU came with my Dell Studio 540. It's "bestec atx0350p5wa"
Just in case it matters here's my spec:
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (64-bit)
Memory (RAM) 4096 MB
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240
Motherboard: Dell Inc. Model: 0M017G
What's going on? And since the GTX's requirement is lower than my current GTS, can I still use the same PSU?
My PSU came with my Dell Studio 540. It's "bestec atx0350p5wa"
Just in case it matters here's my spec:
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (64-bit)
Memory (RAM) 4096 MB
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240
Motherboard: Dell Inc. Model: 0M017G