ATI Radeon 9800 non-pro w / 250watt power supply [dell computer] [power supply]
Q: I know that the requirement for 9800 is a 300Watt or greater power. But the power that came with my Dell computer is only 250watt. Will this lack of power to reduce my performace gaming? Ive noticed that when I play NFS Underground perforamce not as great as I thought it would be. It seems that my friend who has a 9500 w / a slower CPU running the game faster than a P4 2.6 HT I am.
I, 768MB DDR PC3200 RAM
Re:My matx PSU (180 watts) is pretty muched maxed with my p4 2.4c at 2.7ghz and an aiw9800. If I run the p4 at 3.0ghz the machine is very unstable. You should be OK
Re:i ran a 9700np on a "powerman" 250w power supply for a week or so w/ no problems. if you're not having stability issues, i don't suppose you need to upgrade. but 300w power supplies are pretty inexpensive these days should you choose to upgrade.
Re:Too little power wouldn't cause a lower 3dmark score or slower game performance. It would cause instability and crashes. If it's not locking, Then I would say your ok.
Re:i think dell ships very good quality PSU. if it is enough for you, i don't know.
how many hdds, optical drives?
Re:he may be overclocking his card.
Re:Core Clock 385 MHz
Memory Clock 320 MHz
that's a pro the non pro is clocked 325/290
And your scores are pretty normal.
Re:System Configuration
General Information
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
DirectX Version 9.0b
Mobo Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Mobo Model 02Y832
AGP Rates (Current/Available) 8x / 4x, 8x
CPU Intel Pentium 4 2593 MHz
FSB 800 MHz
Memory 766 MB
Display Information
Graphics Chipset ATI RADEON 9800
Driver Name RADEON 9800
Driver Version 6.14.10.6396
Driver WHQL Certified Yes
Video Memory 128 MB
Core Clock 385 MHz
Memory Clock 320 MHz
Sound Information
Sound Adapter Driver Name Creative SB Live! Series
Sound Adapter Driver Version 5.12.1.129
Benchmark Settings
Program Version 3DMark03 Revision 4 Build 0
Resolution 1024×768@32 bit
Texture Filtering Optimal
Pixel Processing / Antialiasing None
Post Processing false
Vertex Shaders Optimal
Main Test Results
3DMark Score 5542 3DMarks
CPU Score 530.0 CPUMarks
Detailed Test Results
Game Tests
GT1 – Wings of Fury 176.2 fps
GT2 – Battle of Proxycon 37.5 fps
GT3 – Troll's Lair 32.9 fps
GT4 – Mother Nature 34.1 fps
CPU Tests
CPU Test 1 57.4 fps
CPU Test 2 9.7 fps
Feature Tests
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 1617.4 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 2608.3 MTexels/s
Vertex Shader 18.4 fps
Pixel Shader 2.0 50.3 fps
Ragtroll 24.3 fps
Sound Tests
No sounds 49.0 fps
24 sounds 39.5 fps
60 sounds 32.3 fps
Re:Run 3dmark 2003, 2001, and make sure you have all the latest updates, drivers, and game patches the report back with 3dmark scores
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