Installing a new graphics card

thefabe said:

Just tot add a litle, I like to try and stay at a minimum of 28A on the 12v rail.It should do the trick. Fabe

Yeah thanks :) I better try and find a power supply with minimum of 28 amps, or maybe get the one Fumz recommended me

That Corsair was used as a reference so he could find where the +12 volt information was, not as something to purchase; it's way outside his budget.

These are the two he's talking about, from his shop, and within his budget.
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...500SXS-UK.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...U-400CXUK.html

Well I just need a power supply around 500 i suppose, as I need a new one for a new graphics card.

I need to know about the connectivity, such as SATA and 4-pin CPU etc. how fo i know which ones will i need? Some say they come with only 1 SATA connection and I dont know what hardware inside my desktop requires SATA. Could you help me out please?

I could have sworn we went over this already?

Again, your board: Motherboard Specifications, P5LP-LE (Leonite) HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7755.uk Desktop PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English). Look at it, notice the 4 pin connector, lower left of the socket, and the 24 pin connector to the far right of the socket. They're both white. These power your cpu and your board.

An SATA connector would be for an SATA hard drive. If you don't have an SATA hard drive, you need not worry about it. Most older SATA drives also have regular 4 pin power (molex) connectors as well, so unless your SATA drive is brand new, this is again something you don't have to worry about.

It will all become clear when you change the power supply. You don't have that many devices that require power: board (2 connections, one 4 pin and one 24 pin), cd/dvd drive (one 4 pin molex), hard drive (one 4 pin molex or 1 sata connector).... what else you got? Microwave (two 3 pin floppy connectors), Mini-bar (two 4 pin molex connectors), anything else?

Fumz said:

It will all become clear when you change the power supply. You don't have that many devices that require power: board (2 connections, one 4 pin and one 24 pin), cd/dvd drive (one 4 pin molex), hard drive (one 4 pin molex or 1 sata connector).... what else you got? Microwave (two 3 pin floppy connectors), Mini-bar (two 4 pin molex connectors), anything else?

I wish.
I would do it too!

Oh, and you forgot the two 8 pin connectors for my soft drink fountain!

~Lordbob

hahaa, I can't remember,sorry if we did, but I understand it more now, so thanks for that :)

now I gotta get up! Exam to revise for

Can someone just confirm how much watts this needs please, I cannot find any websites which tell me 4850 1GB Novatech ATI Radeon HD4850 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express - Retail 625MHz Core, 1024MB 1900MHz GDDR3 Memory, 800 Stream Processors, PCI-E 2.0, CrossfireX Ready, Avivo HD, 7.1 Audio, 2yr Warranty with Novatech. : novatech.co.uk

Oh thats good, I have a 300-watt power supply. Thanks