Need your help on deciding which video card to go with!!!!

[shady313]

Alright so my 7900GS finally gave out on me and i need a new card. The only problem is that my PSU is only 400W.
Whats the best card i can get without burning my house down lol. Im not really looking upgrade my psu (at the moment).
Also, i need a card thats equivalent in size to the 7900GS (my case is extremely small). Anyways, thanks guys for all the help!

The rest of my system:

Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual

core processor 4000+

2.11GHz, 2.00GB of ram

Info on the power supply:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Power%20Intl.

+12v2=====18.0A(YELBLACK)+5Vsb====2.5A 18a rail

^^^^^^Thats all the info i could i find on my psu lool

[aidanjt]

What kind of budget, and is there any minimum feature set you'd like?

[Terbinator]

Should upgrade PSU first, even one of those Corsair 400W ones for around £35 would be able to power a Radeon 5770 i should think.

[Rollo]

Alright so my 7900GS finally gave out on me and i need a new card. The only problem is that my PSU is only 400W.
Whats the best card i can get without burning my house down lol. Im not really looking upgrade my psu (at the moment).
Also, i need a card thats equivalent in size to the 7900GS (my case is extremely small). Anyways, thanks guys for all the help!

The rest of my system:

Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual

core processor 4000+

2.11GHz, 2.00GB of ram

Info on the power supply:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Power%20Intl.

+12v2=====18.0A(YELBLACK)+5Vsb====2.5A 18a rail

^^^^^^Thats all the info i could i find on my psu lool

If you're not going to get a new PSU I'd get one of the new 9800GT Low Power Editions, they don't even require an additional power connection. (run off the slot only)

I have one as a PhysX card in one of my boxes, seems good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-032-_-Product

[pardal51]

If you're not going to get a new PSU I'd get one of the new 9800GT Low Power Editions, they don't even require an additional power connection. (run off the slot only)

I have one as a PhysX card in one of my boxes, seems good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-032-_-Product

Available at this weekend for £70.83: Gainward 9800GT Green Ed

[Pob255]

Sparkle = FSP

Afer a bit of digging
Fortron ATX-400PN
Max Rated Output 400 Watts
+3.3V 30A
+5V 28A
+12V 18A (+12V1)
18A (+12V2)
Efficiency >70%
Fan Size 120mm
Weight ~4 pounds
Connectors
20+4 pin
4 pin
6 pin PCI-Express
SATA x 2
Molex x 5
Floppy x 1

so 2x 12v rails at 18a each, max combined ??


that should be easily for a mid range card, 9800gt eco version would be good
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169557 £75

or a 4770 or maybe the new 5750 (neather are long cards but they are dual slot coolers)

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Zotac 9800GT Synergy Edition is good card(I know someone who has one myself).

OTH,it is also worth looking at an HD5750 512MB too:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179681

The HD5750 has lower power consumption at both load and idle than an HD4770 AFAIK.

[shady313]

Thanks alot guys for the suggestions!!! Keep em comming!!!!!!!!