A little help Graphics card

[Spokez]

I just purchased a Geforce 7800 GS AGP card and the requirments state that it needs a 400 wat psu. Im currently running on a 350 watt psu and the question is. Will i damage the card ? im gettin burned on this i can feel it.

 

[kirock]

Yes and it can damage anything on the mobo too. I was lucky when I fried my crappy 450W PSU, 1 week after building my rig and I only have a 6600GT! Spec on in my profile. I now have the OZCModstream420W.
I literally blew up the old PSU in a puff of smoke. My heart just stopped and a loud OMG came from me.

Please do yourself a favour and get a PSU that can handle that beast of a card. Go here to calculate what you really need and then add 30%:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/

Cheers.

 

[Spokez]

Thanks

I had the card running with a common house fan at full and it worked
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