well hello all (psu issue)

[SwiftSniper232]

It sure has been a long times scince I've been here...so i would like to say hello to everyone, but lets get to the point.

Ok...well i currently have got a 300w PSU, and this provides enought power to run a 9800pro, but I'm getting an awesome deal from a friend to sell this card for 140 dollars. This thing has a Zalman on it otherwise he wouldn't buy it from me for that much. Soo...im going to have 140 bucks + 60 that I currently have...giving me 200 bucks. I was on newegg today and say a great deal for a X800 GTO 256 for $180. It says I need a 350w PSU. And I read the reviews and everyones saying they needed a new one, so i did some google searching and found that its quite possible to run a X800 pro on a 300w. Then of course you say, why not get a new PSU just to play it safe? Well unfortunatly I have a micro ATX Case and PSU currently, and a 350w PSU is at least 48 bucks. Thats a rip off, so I spent all last night trying to fit a old 200w standard ATX PSU into my case, did some modding and it worked....but it was too tight a fit. Now it would be great if you guys gave me your opionion! Thanks

Aaron

[Terry]

personally i'd choose the safe route and got for the 350w. how about saving a little more money, getting a normal atx 350 or 400 w psu, and buying a normal sized case?


i myself have a 450W psu which runs my 256mb geforce 5950 ultra, along with all me lights and flash and that rubbish lol.

[SwiftSniper232]

Thanks buddy, but that wasn't my question. My question was will the GTO work with the 300w power supply?