HD4850 with 300watt PSU

Here is my PC.Pentium D (overclocked at 3.0 GHz)3 GB of RAM running at 215 Mhz250GB Seagate SATA HDD300 Watt PSU (the one that came stock with this HP) so Im assuming its good.Do you think I can run the HD4850 fine with this PSU. Hopefully being able to max out fans and overclockI would really like to avoid getting a new PSU. Im all out of money.HD4850 with 300watt PSU
[QUOTE=''bryan19929'']Here is my PC.Pentium D (overclocked at 3.0 GHz)3 GB of RAM running at 215 Mhz250GB Seagate SATA HDD300 Watt PSU (the one that came stock with this HP) so Im assuming its good.Do you think I can run the HD4850 fine with this PSU. Hopefully being able to max out fans and overclockI would really like to avoid getting a new PSU. Im all out of money.[/QUOTE]



Your cpu would bottleneck the 4850 anyway...i would get a 9800gt for around $100 and get a new psu with the left over money. What resolution are you running at?HD4850 with 300watt PSU
Too late now.So yeah Im running at 1600x1200 at 75mhz.So anyways will the PSU handle or not?
if you dont want to uprade your PSU you can go for the 4670/4650. i heard they are decently priced cards for their performance and they can run on a 300 watt PSU (i think)
Last time i checked the 4850 uses around 250watts at full load and needs around 12V rail @ 24amps(i have only seen these numbers in good 450W PSU and up), so id say no.
if you already got the 4850... BAD BAD move buddy...
Agreed, even if it works for a few hours, you will kill your psu in a few days for sure...then you'll be forced to buy a new psu.
Upgrade ur CPU and PSU.
[QUOTE=''glez13'']Last time i checked the 4850 uses around 250watts at full load and needs around 12V rail @ 24amps(i have only seen these numbers in good 450W PSU and up), so id say no. [/QUOTE]

Where did you check that? A PCI-e slot is only capable of supplying 75w, and the 6-pin PCI-e connector used by the HD4850 only allows for another 75w. The HD4850 isn't capable of pulling more than 150w, period.
[QUOTE=''glez13'']Last time i checked the 4850 uses around 250watts at full load and needs around 12V rail @ 24amps(i have only seen these numbers in good 450W PSU and up), so id say no. [/QUOTE] An entire system (cpu, mobo, ram, hdd, etc) + a HD4850 draw around 250w at full load.
GET THE NVIDIA 8600 GT. It requires a 300 Watt power supply and it is pretty good %26 cheap.