Needs 575 watts for single card, 680 for sli. Whew! You'll brown-out the neighborhood.:up::up::up:

Yeah... I think I'm screwed.... my power supply is maximum 500 watts....

specs on the card state: Minimum 550 Watt or greater system power supply with a 12V current rating of 40A (630 Watt or greater recommended for non-SLI and 680 Watt or greater recommended for SLI)


The only things I have in my slots are a low power wireless antenna, and my sound card.

Here is my power supply specs... sorry for the poor photo but you would not believe how I had to contort myself to get in there upside down.


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...0805090940.jpg

The verdict? I can't afford a new power supply...

If no good with only these power specs I would love to ask what card you would recommend as your #2 :cry:

The 9800 should run fine with this supply I believe.

Yeah... I think that I'll have to bend over this time and not really upgrade.

What about??????

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130434

It is looking for 36 amps. Your PSU is cranking 17 amps on the 12V rail. The card will run but it is possible for the card to fail with the power to be very low from the PSU.

Go for the 9800 you were looking at. With that card you can get a bigger PSU supply also!

If you were willing to put out $250.00 for just that one card.....


Get the 9800 and this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

It also has a $20.00 mail in rebate also after the sale price!


BTW, I did read were the difference between the 9800 and the 295 yadda yadda Nvidia card was basically the price. Food for thought.

Roger that. I think you're right.

That card looks good. And by the time you receive your rebate check SH5 should just about be released. :haha: :rotfl:

But thats about normal. :DL

I have the 9800 and I run SH4 full max. COD World at War full max. Nothing stops the card.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/im...ROUNDUP-86.jpg

You are getting a good bang for your buck with the 9800.

LOL!! You know it! I only receive rebate checks 50% of the time.

You think I'll see a difference in graphics intensive games like Arma from my 8800GTS?

Looking at the graphic I would say no. But, that is all subjective because RAM and CPU speeds play a factor in total overall game experience.

I'm thinking maybe a little FPS boost. We'll see. To be honest, upgrading was a bonus when my 8800 went to Davey Jones' Locker.