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GuilewasNK
05-14-2005, 03:28 PM
Is there something in the control panel you can check? I ask because the new vid card I am looking at requires a 250 watt supply.
Scrubking
05-14-2005, 04:07 PM
I've never seen a program that tells you how many watts your ps has. Try the bios or open up the case and look on the underside of the ps.
GuilewasNK
05-14-2005, 04:12 PM
I opened it up and it didn't show anything that I could see. All I know is that there is a 115/230 switch on the back but I think that is just voltage.
rockhero
05-14-2005, 04:15 PM
It definitely should be on the power supply casing somewhere. That being said I would be majorly surprised if you didn't have at least a 250 watt supply
GuilewasNK
05-14-2005, 04:22 PM
Well, my PC is kinda old. It's a PIII running Win ME. I'll check it again in a bit. I just unhooked everything and put it back a few minutes ago.
GuilewasNK
05-14-2005, 04:24 PM
Well, my PC is kinda old. It's a PIII running Win ME. I'll check it again in a bit. I just unhooked everything and put it back a few minutes ago.

I did check it sort of with this site...
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/Power_Supply_Calculator.php?cmd=INTEL

It said I should hav a minimum of 208 currently and when I changed the vid card to the one I am looking at, it was still under 250.