Looking for a cheap video card
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 4:50 pm
Well, my brother now wants me to build him a retro gaming rig with XP. I have everything, including a PNY Geforce 210 card, but the fan is noisy so I'm looking for something similar or better. Amazon has this for less than $50: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Exp ... TVYX92S3C5
Or if you have something that you want to get rid of and works, I may be interested in buying it, but it must include a fan/heatsink. I'm not a fan of the fanless video cards.
Actually, looking at my stock of inventory of cards, I have a NVIDA Geforce 660 with dual fans. According to this site, it mentions the power consumption at maximum 100% usage at 238 watts. My system has a 400 watt power supply with 17 amps on the +12 volt rail. Do you think this power supply and video combo would be okay with this video card? It does state it recommends a 450 watt power supply, but I know from past experience that watts is not the only piece that is important.
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/a ... iew,7.html
Or if you have something that you want to get rid of and works, I may be interested in buying it, but it must include a fan/heatsink. I'm not a fan of the fanless video cards.
Actually, looking at my stock of inventory of cards, I have a NVIDA Geforce 660 with dual fans. According to this site, it mentions the power consumption at maximum 100% usage at 238 watts. My system has a 400 watt power supply with 17 amps on the +12 volt rail. Do you think this power supply and video combo would be okay with this video card? It does state it recommends a 450 watt power supply, but I know from past experience that watts is not the only piece that is important.
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/a ... iew,7.html