[Sempron]

Hey all,

just joined :)

these are currently my system specs,now please dont laugh lol its old but suprisingly it can handle HL2,Far cry,Doom 3,Prey on high which shocked me as i didnt even think it would do low settings.

heres my specs:

AMD Sempron 2800+ @ 2Ghz
A7v8x-la Motherboard
1.25Gb DDR Pc3200 (1Gb+256mb sticks)non dual channel
120Gb Seagate barracude 7200Rpm
Club Radeon 9600 Pro
19" Belinea LCD monitor 5Ms responce

My friend is selling his Radeon X850 Pro AGP for £50 and i was thinking of buying it to replace my 9600 pro,but i must admit the 9600 pro is a darn good card for its age.

my only concearn us if my Power supply will handle an X850 pro?

Its a 400W power supply which has no name lol so yeah its cheap but on the label on the side it says on the +12 it gives out 16Amps.
this is what i need to know right?
is 16A sufficient for a x850 pro?

tks guys i appreciate your feedback.

[alex]

I'd like to see a minimum of 20a on the 12v line for a x850pro.

[Sempron]

so its a no no right?

im just thinking that when i start up a game and the card eats more juice than it wont get enough

[alex]

Having more amps that required is fine. But having less than required can result in the card simply not working.

[bigknutts]

i used to have a x850pro but it was a pci express version... it crashed quite often untill i brought a new power supply(i had a 400w also) still worth getting tho and getting a cheep 500w power supply from ebay or somewhere....