hello i am currently running an ati radeon x1550 graphics card i am looking to upgrade this to a radeon x1800 but my psu is only 280 watt will i be able to run this graphics card on my current system?

Upgrading from unsupported hardware to slightly more powerful still unsupported hardware. No, don't do it.

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what he said. Get a 6450 or 6470..

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Is this wrong?

Edited: 09/03/2012 at 01:48 AM by vivianny

Zmanner, what are the rest of your system specifications? That x1800 might be a better upgrade path if you want to keep it balanced, also, I assume that as you've apparently found an x1800, it's cheaper, or free for you, and you just want to know if your current PSU will handle it?

 

My memory is getting all gooey, but I think the 280W PSU you provided, depending on the brand of it, should be sufficient.

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Agreed!

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