Question.

[Kanaju]

So, I'm planning on buying this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162016 at the end of the month for my Inspirion 530s.

I keep hearing something about PSU and watts, etc.

Will my computer be able to run this card with no problem?

[SnOwBunZz]

We can't help if we don't know how much watt and amp your PSU gives. ._.

[Kanaju]

We can't help if we don't know how much watt and amp your PSU gives. ._.

WELL.

How do I find that out?

[Sakumo]

WELL.

How do I find that out?

I'd rather get this if you had to go low profile and stock PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102829

[Kanaju]

I'd rather get this if you had to go low profile and stock PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102829

Huh...

Significantly cheaper too.

... alright. I'll take this one.

But I'd still like to know the answer to my first question.

[SnOwBunZz]

WELL.

How do I find that out?

It's on your PSU itself in your case, so you'll need to screw the case open. We need the information on the paper like above.

[Sakumo]

Huh...

Significantly cheaper too.

... alright. I'll take this one.

But I'd still like to know the answer to my first question.

Open up your case and look at your PSU. If it gives an indirect amount of amps, take the total power, subtract by ~80(they usually overrate it, like it says 500W, but it can only supply 300W, mostly in OEM PCs) and divide that number by 12 and there's your AMP. For example, my PSU gives off 588 from my 12v rail. 588 divided by 12(from your 12v rail line) and it equals 49, there's my amps, it's 49. If yours have more than one 12v rails, take the total watts it's rated as, subtract ~80W(explained by before) and divide by 12 and there's your COMBINED amps from your multiple 12v rails.
EDIT: Dam you SnOw, you beat me to it, but yours doesn't include multi-rails.

[Kanaju]

Uh, lemme see here...

250w, it says?

[Sakumo]

I decided to look up some 250W PSUs and apparently, the average is 13 amps. So expect yours to be somewhere around there, + a few amps.

[SnOwBunZz]

Uh, lemme see here...

250w, it says?

Won't do, even for Sakumo's card (manufacturer page says 400w).

You'd need to buy another PSU to be safe (you could hook it up, but you'd risk frying your PSU).

[Kanaju]

What about the card Sakumo suggested? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102829

I saw some benchmarks for it, and it seems to do great on most games. Plus, I need something cheap anyway.

[Sakumo]

Won't do, even for Sakumo's card (manufacturer page says 400w).

You'd need to buy another PSU to be safe (you could hook it up, but you'd risk frying your PSU).

Bah, I listened to the manufacturer's power minimum for my card and it said 500W, some people ran it on a 400W Corsair AND a quad. I could have ran my computer fine on a 550W from Corsair, but I had to listen to EVGA's power listing, also, they usually test on an intensive system and that's usually the amount to cover it.

[SnOwBunZz]

Bah, I listened to the manufacturer's power minimum for my card and it said 500W, some people ran it on a 400W Corsair AND a quad. I could have ran my computer fine on a 550W from Corsair, but I had to listen to EVGA's power listing, also, they usually test on an intensive system and that's usually the amount to cover it.

One thing I'd rather wouldn't save any money on, is the PSU.

You would love having parts stop working because they don't get enough power, do you? ._.

Also, corsair is a major reliable PSU brand and we don't know which one he got. I'd rather wouldn't risk it.

[Sakumo]

One thing I'd rather wouldn't save any money on, is the PSU.

You would love having parts stop working because they don't get enough power, do you? ._.

I agree you shouldn't be cheap on the PSU, but if it's enough, why pay for more if you don't need to? Also, I've seen many people with a GTX 260 on the Corsair 400W, of course it's pushing their luck sometimes, but the 4650 consumes a lot less than a GTX 260. And many people run a 4670 on a stock PSU from Dell/HP.

[SnOwBunZz]

I agree you shouldn't be cheap on the PSU, but if it's enough, why pay for more if you don't need to? Also, I've seen many people with a GTX 260 on the Corsair 400W, of course it's pushing their luck sometimes, but the 4650 consumes a lot less than a GTX 260. And many people run a 4670 on a stock PSU from Dell/HP.

I wasn't exactly saying he should get a 1200w supply.

Like you said a 400w would do fine (perhaps a 450w for security) and he could get even a better card. (4850 in mind as it's about thesame pricerange as the 9600)

It's all up to Kanaju to decide though.

[Kanaju]

I wasn't exactly saying he should get a 1200w supply.

Like you said a 400w would do fine (perhaps a 450w for security) and he could get even a better card. (4850 in mind as it's about thesame pricerange as the 9600)

It's all up to Kanaju to decide though.

Hm.

Well, seeing as my parents are going to buy it for me, I don't want to make them spend so damn much on a PSU and a card. I'll take the Radeon HD card, seeing as I've read comments about it and many have run it without having to buy a new PSU, etc.

So, I'll go with the Radeon.