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  1. 30th Dec 2002 13:00 #1
    Treebeard
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    What would happen if i put in a Video card that says requirements are a 300watt supply and i only have a 250?

    I currently have 1cdrw drive, 1dvdrom drive, 1 3.5 drive, 1 40gig HD running off of the power supply right now, i want to add a 64mb vid card that says it requires a 300watt supply, do i really need to up my power or will i be okay?
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    1.) Everything will work like crap and you may damage your hardware, some of it may not even work.

    2.) You will, in a few days, melt your power supply because it will work so hard.


    I strongly recomind you buy a new power supply because it's cheaper to replace that than it is to have to replace ur entire motherboard, ram chips, HDD, etc.


    YOU WILL RUIN YOUR SYSTEM
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    okay, thanks. I found a 64mb card that only requires a 250 watt supply so no prob. I cant wait to play some of my new games.
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