Name: internet 2007-06-08 13:24 ID:dVL/BNvT
How much is performance going to suffer if i'm using a power supply that's much too low? I recently upgraded my families PC (Dell, sigh) with a Radeon X1550 (Yeah that's an upgrade on this machine) which is 400w recommended, but this pc only has 220w power supply.
I've noticed when I run games the CPU usage % goes up more than it did before, along with a few other problems.
All over i've heard that Dell power supplies are a bitch to replace, and since tigerdirect is having a big sale on them now it seems like the best time to find out.
Oh, about the pc. 3.1Ghz Pentium 4, 2GB DDR2 RAM, Radeon X1550, 220w power supply, WinXP
I've noticed when I run games the CPU usage % goes up more than it did before, along with a few other problems.
All over i've heard that Dell power supplies are a bitch to replace, and since tigerdirect is having a big sale on them now it seems like the best time to find out.
Oh, about the pc. 3.1Ghz Pentium 4, 2GB DDR2 RAM, Radeon X1550, 220w power supply, WinXP