What happens when I put a video card whose watt requirement surpasses my power supply?
Question by Buck Fush: What happens when I put a video card whose watt requirement surpasses my power supply?
I plan on purchasing an ATI x1300 pro 256 mb 350 watt video card, but my power supply says 300 watts. Will anything happen to my computer? I dont think the card will use the full 350 watts anyway.
Best answer:
Answer by The Lunatic
I think you’ll be fine as long as you don’t have your power supply plugged into too many things. If suddenly certain things stop working like your cd roms, hard drive or certain parts aren’t being recognized by windows, then you need to go ahead and get a new power supply.
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