Windows 7: Will AMD Radeon HD 6450 work on my PC?

VincentStrike · 30 May 2012

AMD Radeon HD 6450, 1GB DDR3, passive, Low Profile, PCI-E

Asus AMD Radeon HD 6450, 1GB DDR3, passiivinen, Low Profile, PCI-E | 46.00e - Jimms.fi

So lot of people says that that graphic card works on 200w power supplys, so i wanna hear what you guys think? Because i'm about to order it now. Later i'll buy new case, motherboard etc.... But will that graphic card work on my current power supply and motherboard?

My motherboard is Acer WMCP78M (Socket AM2 )
My power supply is 220W

PS. I'm sorry for doing lot of this kind of threads. I'm just that kind of person who likes to ask ALOOOT

windude99 · 30 May 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by VincentStrike

AMD Radeon HD 6450, 1GB DDR3, passive, Low Profile, PCI-E

Asus AMD Radeon HD 6450, 1GB DDR3, passiivinen, Low Profile, PCI-E | 46.00e - Jimms.fi

So lot of people says that that graphic card works on 200w power supplys, so i wanna hear what you guys think? Because i'm about to order it now. Later i'll buy new case, motherboard etc.... But will that graphic card work on my current power supply and motherboard?

My motherboard is Acer WMCP78M (Socket AM2 )
My power supply is 220W

PS. I'm sorry for doing lot of this kind of threads. I'm just that kind of person who likes to ask ALOOOT

It looks like it will work. I won't guarantee that it will work, but I think it will.

VincentStrike · 30 May 2012

So that's a YES to me xD, if i get like 1 more positive answer i will order it from that page :P

windude99 · 30 May 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by VincentStrike

So that's a YES to me xD, if i get like 1 more positive answer i will order it from that page :P

Let me find someone else to verify that this will work.

VincentStrike · 30 May 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by windude99

Quote: Originally Posted by VincentStrike

So that's a YES to me xD, if i get like 1 more positive answer i will order it from that page :P

Let me find someone else to verify that this will work.

Okay i'll be waiting

Tekno Venus · 30 May 2012

Hi,

Unfortunately, I cannot be sure this will work. The AMD site for this card (AMD Radeon) gives a minimum of a 400W PSU. The card on its own probably only uses 200W but add the CPU and other things, the wattage goes up. I would recommend you install a 400W PSU if using this card. A 200W PSU will cause instability.

Sorry
Stephen

Dwarf · 30 May 2012

I have to say that I very much doubt it. According to AMD here AMD Radeon, they recommend a minimum PSU rating of 400W for this card. Your PSU of just 220W is not going to cut the mustard here, and I would suspect that it is very much near its capacity with what you currently have on this computer. Certainly, if you are currently using on-board graphics, then factoring in a graphics card to the equation is likely to cause system failure due to the overloading of the PSU.

windude99 · 30 May 2012

I'm sorry, but after some more research of my own, I agree too. You do need to upgrade your pc's power supply. 220 isn't enough.

Petey7 · 30 May 2012

I don't think so either. The AMD website says that you need at least a 400 Watt PSU. Something to keep in mind is that a video card only draws as much power as it needs. It will draw less power when browsing the web, than when playing PC games or watching HD video. I've seen a few cases where someone has a PSU that was only 50 watts or so under what it said it needed, and Youtube worked fine, but when they tried to play a game, the computer would crash after a few seconds.

VincentStrike · 30 May 2012

All right thank you all for your help.

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