Alright well after purchasing my video card, i was thinking i wonder if my power supply is good enough, so here is my delema:
I have an ATI x700 PRO 256mb card on the way, i have a 270 watt power supply that cannot be upgraded due to my case design, ati says that it requires at least a 300 watt, but my card manufaturer says minimum is 250 watt. I did the power supply calcualtion here and came up with 263 watts. So what is the worst thing that could happen? My computer is under warrenty, so i pop the card in, it frys my ps, so i turn it in under warrenty after i take the card out and they send me a new on, and i just return the card? How does that sound? I mean worst situation is that i get screwed over on my warrenty and end up putting the mobo in a non alienware case and getting a better power supply and putting the card in it and away i go.
BTW, alienware said they could only upgrade me to an x300 because of the power supply problem, and said that the x700 requires a 480 watt power supply, but they offer as one of thier options an the damn x700. i dont know, i guess since they offer it i shoudl be safe.
I have an ATI x700 PRO 256mb card on the way, i have a 270 watt power supply that cannot be upgraded due to my case design, ati says that it requires at least a 300 watt, but my card manufaturer says minimum is 250 watt. I did the power supply calcualtion here and came up with 263 watts. So what is the worst thing that could happen? My computer is under warrenty, so i pop the card in, it frys my ps, so i turn it in under warrenty after i take the card out and they send me a new on, and i just return the card? How does that sound? I mean worst situation is that i get screwed over on my warrenty and end up putting the mobo in a non alienware case and getting a better power supply and putting the card in it and away i go.
BTW, alienware said they could only upgrade me to an x300 because of the power supply problem, and said that the x700 requires a 480 watt power supply, but they offer as one of thier options an the damn x700. i dont know, i guess since they offer it i shoudl be safe.
