Will my 305W Dell power supply be sufficient for my new 6600GT?

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I'm running a Dell Dimension 4700 with:

a P4 3.4 Ghz
1 Gig of 3200 DDR Ram
160 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD
Only 1 DVDRW drive
Currently a radeon x300 SE
This is all running on PCI express

I've got a new MSI 6600GT coming in the mail from Newegg, and I'm wondering if my current Dell power supply is going to be able to handle it. It's rated at 305W, but I have no idea how dell power supplies stack up. I've heard that a 300W is recommended for a 6600GT, but again, this is a dell built computer. What do yall think, will I be ok? Thanks for any responses.
 
My guess is that it would be fine. You won't know until you plug it in, but it should run great at stock settings. Your OC may be limited by the PSU though.
 
Should be good. I have AXP3200+, 1GB kingston ram clocked, 6800GT overclocked, 2 blue led fans, 2x hdd, dvd/cd-rw, running on 350W Antec Power PSU. Works without any problems.
 
The dell 350W is a pretty solid PSU. At least, mine was. It ran a 6800 quite well.
 
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