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Okay a friend has a dell and I was instructed to buy him an X1950Pro AGP
I got the Sapphire one from scan
he has the 2 free Molex's but Im just usure about that power draw.
Hs other stuff
2Gb DDR something ram
Some dell mobo
P4 2.6Ghz
However will his dell PSU thats running a 9700Pro be upto the task?
How many hard drives does he have? The Dell PSU will have a power rating on a sticker somewhere on it, though what's really important is the amount of current it can feed at 12V. Impossible to say without knowing that.
how much does the X1950Pro need
65.7W according to this article.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...f7900gs_6.html
Another worrying factor is maybe card length. This card is long. Just compare it to 7900GS.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...-gf7900gs.html
okay its an AGP mobo with a P4 2.66 Northwood Skt 478.
w/ 2Gb DDR something ram
he currently has a 9700 - will he be able to upgrade to
a) an X1950Pro AGP
b) 7600GT AGP
His PSU (Dell)
+5V - 22A
+3.3V - 18A
+5Vfp - 2A
+12V 14A
-12V - 1A
He'll need a new PSU. ATI recommends a total of 30A at 12V (spread over 2 or more rails).
Have a look here. All of them except the cheapest should be suitable.
ONly 14A on the 12v? Wow... gonna need a new PSU, if hes tight on money i would sugest an Xclio PSU, they are good quality makes with a good price.