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Ralph B

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Just bought a nvidea 7200GS vid card 256 mb.Got new computer a Dell 8400 with 3.8 gig cpu and 4 gigs of ram.
Should be a pretty good machine. but I have ati Radeon x 300 se video card pci E not really satisfied with the ati,as I'm used to nvidea cards. anybody have any info on the 7200GS card? I have a 350 w power supply,will I need more for the new card?thanks
 
More power is always good (just ask Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor), :costumes: Since the 7200GS is not a power hungry card, a 350w PSU ought to handle it, but as the old saying goes, "It's better to have and not need, than to need and not have." It's your call.

CJ
 
Ralph not to bad of a card i ran the 512 version for a while loved it had great fps. And was jsut useing a 400w at the time
 
I'm thinking of putting in a 500w psu but afraid of frying the mobo. any comments?:wavey:
 
Had to put in a 550w psu last year as my old unit, (nominal 350), was getting more noisey than usual. What a difference! Much quieter.
The only problem was the main connection to the mobo, being an older board, (5 years), mine had only 20 pins, (I think), instead of 24 but the detachable 4 pin connector was well marked.
As is normal, I spent an extra 10 minutes going over every connection again and again before powering up -- just in case.
 
Thanks guys for your comments. any suggestions on which psu to buy? I have a dell 8400 with sata hard drive and PCI E card. What type or brand of psu should I get?:rapture:
 
Best to check physical size on websites and compare to the Dell unit, they do vary a little.
Mine's a Corsair 550.
 
I have a radeon x 300 video card 128 mb installed right now. When I go to the nvidea how do I install the nvidea driver? Prior to installing the card?
I don't know if my computer will boot up with an nvidea card when there are ati drivers installed.
I would assume that if I installed the nvidea driver just before shutting down the computer,then when I have installed the nvidea card and boot up then the nvidea driver will operate. yes?:wavey:
 
To avoid screwing up your card it is advisable to remove all drivers (with Nvidia this through Add & Remove) then power off remove/replace card power on install latest drivers.

If card comes without a driver CD then download and save fresh drivers first ready to install after new card in place.

peter
 
Could be proved wrong, but I would say that Windows has the basic drivers for you to swap cards without adding drivers first.

This is from someone who some years ago put an 8xAGP card in a 4xAGP slot and fried it!:redf:
 
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