Power supply question

[stevenmeadowsin]

I have an older system with 350 watt PSU. I've wiped the drive clean so only about 25 processes ever run. i.e. I'm only gaming when the comp is on. I play daoc mostly and dual log with no problem.

My current vid card is a 6800 GS model and it does well enough. I've wanted to get a better vid card but most of them require a higher PSU 400-450 usually. I really don't have the cash to spend $250 on a vid card and another $120 on PSU. I've noticed this card... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133186 for $150 which only requires 350 watts so I'm wondering if I should go for it. Or if I stll need to get a higher PSU as performance may suffer? I'd rather not spend the extra cash if possible and only want the higher PSU as a necessity.

Any thoughts? thx.

 

[Cyrilix]

It's not a matter of performance suffering -- it's a matter of whether or not your card will work correctly, although I don't know what PSU you have, you should check how many amps it has on the 12V rail.