Did you try the card? I
January 4, 2011 at 12:35 am
#2903
htpc_user
Did you try the card? I wouldn’t worry about it. You won’t find a card that can do what you want it to and have any less power requirements. I have a pci-e 4550 in a Dell Inspiron 530s. It only has a 200 ~ 250 watt power supply I believe, and the card works fine. It might cause the power supply to fail eventually but it’s been working for about a year, and I figure I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. I don’t have much choice if I want a video card that’s capable of HD playback because I haven’t seen the type of power supply that the Dell uses that has a lot of power to even replace it.