i got my wattage please help me NOW thanks

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Hello i checked my power supply and it said this!!

input/Entrada:
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200-127vac/200-240 vac
6A/3A 50- 60 Hz

output/salda/salda:
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220 W Max
t5v +3.33v +12 v +12.8v
11A 15A 7.5A
-12v 5.05 vaux
0.15A 3A

so how much power supply do i have and is it enough to add a graphics card
Radeon 9600 XT Sapphire 128 MB?

Regards,

Homie
 
What are the rest of your system specs?

[Edit]: Found the original thread you started. 220 Watts is a little on the low side but I think your power supply can handle a 9600 XT. If you get your 9600XT and start experiencing random restarts (during gaming, surfing the web, etc) you will need to get a new power supply.
 
I think it should be able to run a 9600xt. Go to Sapphire's site, sapphiretech.com and go to the forums, post in the general forums. There's a guy named Yogurt_21, he knows a lot about power supplies, he makes and mods his own. 220w is a little lower, but I think it's a good psu, watts aren't everything. Ask him if you don't get a straight answer here.
 
i have 768 mb of ram 2.0 GHz P4
64 mb intergrated well it has a brown slot on my mother board i just wanted to know how much wattage i have and is it enough in my first post it shows what it says on my power supply

also i added 1 sony dvd writer drive.

Regards,

Homie
 
thanks but site doesnt work

sapphiretech.com

also do i have agp slot im going to post picture of it one sec
 
well does anyone know of a free picture uploader thing so everyone can see pics of my comps because my server which runs my site is located in florida orlando and theres a hurricane there so i bet thats why its down?
 
so do i have enough wattage i think i have 220 W MAX
 
well i have added so far 512 MB of ram and i added a Sony dvd writer and now i want to add a Radeon 9600xt 128MB sapphire and i have 220 Wattage Max i wanted to know if i have enoguh now to add a radeon 9600 after adding a sony dvd writer with only 220 MAX Wattage someone please tell me if i have enough wattage. Also if i didnt have enough wattage and i added radoen would it blow my hole comp someone please help me? thanks

Regards,

Homie
 
It wouldn't necessarily blow your comp, it would cause a lot of stability problems though.

If you get the new video card, you should consider purchasing a new power supply as well. At the very least I would suggest a 350W "name brand" and sturdy power supply, or upwards of 450W if you truely want.
 
To be safe, buy a 300 Watt (or higher) power supply. If you can install a video card or RAM, you can install a power supply.

You can try installing a 9600 XT with your current power supply and see what happens. A typical sign of an underpowered system would be spontaneous restarts. So if you start to experience those, that means you need to get a new power supply.

Like I said above, if you do get a power supply make sure it is above 300 Watts (preferably 350 Watts). And make sure it is from a quality manufacturer (such as Antec, Thermaltake, Forton).

The 9600 series is a fairly power efficient series of cards so anything over 400 Watts is pure overkill. Buying a 400 Watt (or higher) power supply will allow you to keep the power supply when you are upgrading your system. If you buy a 300 Watt power supply today, you probably will have to upgrade it the next time you do a major upgrade.
 
hey doesnt everything connect to power supply lol? Also its a Compaq Presario 6000 series can i just buy a power supply and it wiill fit in my computer?
 
Homie, stoop replying to your own posts, you constantly post in strings of 2-3 sometimes 4 posts in a row. You should edit your previous post and add the info you need to, or think harder and make better posts.
 
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