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by wildweasel
Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:17 am
Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
Topic: Dell video upgrade - ATI x1650XT vs. x1950 PRO
Replies: 8
Views: 10557

Dell PS 12V Rating

According to the Dell Forums "The 375 watt Dell PSU has Dual +12 Volt rails of 18 and 17 Amps and a combined +12 volt amperage rating of 30 Amps. " This of course puts it right in the middle of your 2 examples. According to the ATI website the requirements are " 450-Watt power supply ...
by wildweasel
Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:29 pm
Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
Topic: Dell video upgrade - ATI x1650XT vs. x1950 PRO
Replies: 8
Views: 10557

x1650 Power

According to ATI the x1650XT requires "350-Watt power supply or greater (assumes fully loaded system)". The thing that confuses me is that I have checked a variety of reviews and they all seem to be in agreement that the power consumption difference between the x1650XT and the x1950PRO is ...
by wildweasel
Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:43 am
Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
Topic: Dell video upgrade - ATI x1650XT vs. x1950 PRO
Replies: 8
Views: 10557

Dell video upgrade - ATI x1650XT vs. x1950 PRO

I have a Dell Dimension 9150 that currently has a x600 video card which I want to upgrade. The power supply says it has 375 watts but I understand that they rate them very conservatively. I would like to buy a Radeon x1950PRO but the spec says a 450 watt power supply is required. However, the LR rev...