Can my computer run this?

Yeah, it should probably work fine. The closest card i could find power consumption figures to that overclocked X1650GT is the faster X1650XT. The 9800XT used about the same amount of power according to the tests at xbitlabs.com (56W vs 60W).
 
I found this when I googled that card and found the system requirements at tiger direct. Only these requirements are for a 256meg card.

Minimum System Requirements

* Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon® 64 FX CPU's
* CPU running at 2.4 GHz or higher
* 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
* AGP 3.0 Slot.
* Super VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
* Microsoft Windows® XP, XP 64, 2000, MCE
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
* 512MB system RAM minimum

I think It will work though.
 
So the XT is actually faster?

I thought what I need to watch for when buying a higher powered card like this is the Amp reading on the 12v+ rail?

People on the reviews say you need a 450W 30A Psu... Not sure how true that is.
 
Sta!nless said:
I found this when I googled that card and found the system requirements at tiger direct. Only these requirements are for a 256meg card.

Minimum System Requirements

* Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon® 64 FX CPU's
* CPU running at 2.4 GHz or higher
* 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
* AGP 3.0 Slot.
* Super VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
* Microsoft Windows® XP, XP 64, 2000, MCE
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
* 512MB system RAM minimum

I think It will work though.
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Yea, the 450Watt 30Amp needed makes me worried.

I've seen a lot of people running higher cards on PSU's like mine, but I don't really want to take a risk.
 
That was kind of the point of me posting power consumption of each card. If you were running a 60W video card, there should be no problem running a 55W replacement. :p

The HD 2600XT uses even less power (under 50W) than the X1650XT and costs the same amount without a rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102711

The performance is even better than the X1650XT (which is faster than the X1650GT): http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=1064&model2=734&chart=318
 
pxc said:
That was kind of the point of me posting power consumption of each card. If you were running a 60W video card, there should be no problem running a 55W replacement. :p

The HD 2600XT uses even less power (under 50W) than the X1650XT and costs the same amount without a rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102711

The performance is even better than the X1650XT (which is faster than the X1650GT): http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=1064&model2=734&chart=318
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Seems there is a lot of trouble with the drivers on the 2600.

Didn't notice it's a DirectX 10 card.

Does it just mean I need DirectX 10 installed?
 
Zake202 said:
Seems there is a lot of trouble with the drivers on the 2600.
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I take newegg reviews (and most other user reviews) with a huge tablespoon of salt. Some people are really just plain clueless.
 
My guess is it will be OK. Multiple DVD/HD drives, fans, CPU overclocking etc. will strain the PSU further, but if everything's stock there's probably not much drain on the 12v otherwise.

If you spent extra $ on a higher output PSU, I would suggest you also get a better GPU to take advantage of it & get more performance for your money
 
Yea, not looking to replace my PSU just to run a higher AGP card.

Atm, my 9800XT has some random artifacting and I just want to replace it.

My budget is about $100 or less.

I'm having problems deciding which card, and it's literally driving me crazy.

Any suggestions would help.

I just chose the card above because it had GDD3 and was about $100, not sure if anything else compares and I don't know much about the DX10 cards.
 
Zake202 said:
Seems there is a lot of trouble with the drivers on the 2600.

Didn't notice it's a DirectX 10 card.

Does it just mean I need DirectX 10 installed?
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You cant install DX10, it comes with Vista only.
It will work perfectly well with DX9.
 
So a DX10 card will work with my system?

Will the higher cards like 2600 and 8600 work with my PSU?
 
As far as replacing the gpu you have several options, first read the review HARD OCP did on the card here

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTIwMywxLCwxNzA=

I would also look at the nvidia 7600 gt's and gs's, very strong card with great drivers. I know the older ati's can be driver hell.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130076

would be my choice. I wouldnt spend more than $100 on that system as it sits considering you upgrade the mobo, cpu, ram and gpu for under $300 and be up to date!

GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX $47
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128045

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103778

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $49
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590

EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130085

Total after mail in rebate's $ 232

You can reuse the rest of your pc including the psu that gpu only needs a 350w psu.

GL!
 
Yea I have thought about a new computer, but the idea of upgrading this one is worthless to me.

Mainly, I want this computer to be around for a few more years.

When I do get newer technology, I'll be building a whole new computer. (better case, PSU etc)

the 7600 GS and 7600 GT are the two cards I had in mind.
But after seeing some of the newer cards with GDDR3 for similar prices I'm not so sure.
That's what I'm having a hard time deciding between right now.
 
Zake202 said:
Yea I have thought about a new computer, but the idea of upgrading this one is worthless to me.

Mainly, I want this computer to be around for a few more years.

When I do get newer technology, I'll be building a whole new computer. (better case, PSU etc)

the 7600 GS and 7600 GT are the two cards I had in mind.
But after seeing some of the newer cards with GDDR3 for similar prices I'm not so sure.
That's what I'm having a hard time deciding between right now.
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I would just upgrade to a newer comp like suggested. At least it would be able to play the newer games and be alot more upgradeable(main reason). Spending money on an AGP card just isnt good. The pci-e cards are alot cheaper then their AGP counterparts.
 
I realize it wouldn't cost a lot to upgrade, but at the moment I don't play anything new and don't really plan on it.

I play WoW once in a while and that's it.

When I do build a computer I plan on spending a little more than 300$.
 
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