Yet another PSU ampage question

Hi, I currently have an emachines e4040, p4 2.93, 1.5gb ram, 1 optical drive and 1hdd. Im looking to upgrade my graphics card because my lovely integrated radeon xpress 200 just doesnt cut it. I saw a reasonably cheap 9600gt and considering my options, my power supply is a bestec atx 300w, with dual 12v rails, 18a on each (although underneath it says 12Va + 12Vb MAX = 22a). Looked at a lot of other people deciding on the same thing, but they had much more powerful rigs, so I was wondering if the 9600gt would work swimmingly. I will upgrade the psu in due course, but just want something to play some half decent games on right now (team fortress 2, spore, ut 3).



Any suggestions would be much appreciated!Yet another PSU ampage question
It'll be close. I can't give you a straight answer. I wouldn't go for it with a PSU you like that myself.Yet another PSU ampage question
any newer card will be bottlenecked by the processor. first are you sure you can use pci-e? and not agp? second. 22amps is pretty low try the low power version of the 9600gt if you can
Better safe than sorry I guess! Would you recommend a 9500gt in that respect then, or am I still punching a mile above my head? Thanks for the reply!



EDIT: ^ It is defo pcie, and my psu does have a 6pin pcie connector too
[QUOTE=''Kaptian77'']Better safe than sorry I guess! Would you recommend a 9500gt in that respect then, or am I still punching a mile above my head? Thanks for the reply![/QUOTE]9500gt is fine but not so much a great card. why not just get a new psu? that way if you choose to get a new pc down the road thats already covered?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019this is what im running its over kill but i consider it future proof.nvrmnd
Bottlenecking depends on the game your playing. A pentium 4 will even operate a gtx 295 fine. But it comes to the game, what cpu,amount ram it would like to run it the way its suppose too. Ive seen people pair up a P4 with 8800GT/9800GT's and max out games that dont need a dual core cpu as min. requirement. A 9600gso or 9600gt with a 500w psu will be a good upgrade.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121320 9600GSO $55 ($35AR*)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031 -500w psu $40
[QUOTE=''04dcarraher'']Bottlenecking depends on the game your playing. A pentium 4 will even operate a gtx 295 fine. But it comes to the game, what cpu,amount ram it would like to run it the way its suppose too. Ive seen people pair up a P4 with 8800GT/9800GT's and max out games that dont need a dual core cpu as min. requirement. A 9600gso or 9600gt with a 500w psu will be a good upgrade.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121320 9600GSO $55 ($35AR*)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031 -500w psu $40[/QUOTE]that psu is terrible btw loud as hell and poor quality. i used to have one.the 9600GSO is a good way to go. but bottle necking doesnt mean it wont max out a game it really just means it wont perform as well as it can by a significant amount.
[QUOTE=''washd123''][QUOTE=''04dcarraher'']Bottlenecking depends on the game your playing. A pentium 4 will even operate a gtx 295 fine. But it comes to the game, what cpu,amount ram it would like to run it the way its suppose too. Ive seen people pair up a P4 with 8800GT/9800GT's and max out games that dont need a dual core cpu as min. requirement. A 9600gso or 9600gt with a 500w psu will be a good upgrade.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121320 9600GSO $55 ($35AR*)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031 -500w psu $40[/QUOTE]that psu is terrible btw loud as hell and poor quality. i used to have one.the 9600GSO is a good way to go. but bottle necking doesn't mean it wont max out a game it really just means it wont perform as well as it can by a significant amount.[/QUOTE]i don't know but this may be a viable option for a PSU: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371006] Antec Earthwatts 430W 80% Plus Certified[/url]i actually have this one and am still waiting for my 9600GSO (should be in tomorrow or thursday. surprisingly, newegg still haven't given me a tracking number though they have shipped it.)
get a 4670 it will run fine on that psu and it's a very good card for the price

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