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d530 upgrading grapics card?

‎05-08-2012 04:39 AM

hi i am going to install a nVidia GeForce 6200 512mb but i wanted to know if it would be ok because my psu is only 240w and it says the new grapics card "Minimum recommended 350W" will i need a new psu? Thanks

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Re: d530 upgrading grapics card?

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‎05-08-2012 05:19 AM - edited ‎05-08-2012 05:31 AM

Which d530 PC do you have?

Is it the ultra slim or small form factor version?

 

You would have to upgrade the PSU. The difficulty that you will face  is that the d530 uses a propreitary ATX format.

 

Yours is a business PC. Questions on these are usually answered in the Enterprise Business Community forum



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Re: d530 upgrading grapics card?

‎05-08-2012 05:48 AM

>nVidia GeForce 6200 ?
It seems to be a 7 years old card
Normally it's reasonable to follow the recommentions.
Where have you found this recommention?
I've seen 6200 with 30W - no problem for a small psu (?)
Of course you can test if your pc will start up with this card.
As long as you don't run high-graphic programms it could work.

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Re: d530 upgrading grapics card?

‎05-08-2012 06:06 AM

Thanks but i think ill upgrade my psu just to be on the safe side. Thanks

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