IIRC, the ATI9800 Pro requires a 375 watt ps.  You would probably do
well to upgrade your power supply.  When I installed mine, I upgraded to
a 430w power supply.

Tony Mayer


Adam Favre wrote:

>I am preparing to add an ATI 9800Pro video card to my pc (unless one of you would argue the BFG 5900 Ultra Overclocked card would be better).  I spoke with the individuals at my local PC store and they suggested I might need to upgrade the power supply.  Here are my current specs, including power supply.
>
>Enlight 360w Power Supply
>AMD Athlon XP 3200+
>Thermatake Heatsink w/ 80 mm fan
>ABIT AN/7 MOBO
>2 80 mm Case Fans (1 antec, one Thermatake)
>Radeon 9600 XT Video Card
>2 512k Muskin Green PC 3200 memory sticks (total 1gb) running Dual channel
>1 WD 160gb Hard Drive
>1 3.5 Floppy
>1 DVD +/- RW drive (Lite-On)
>1 CD RW Drive (Samsung)
>1 Microsoft Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (running off of USB port)
>1 Nostromo Gaming Array (running off of USB port)
>
>Ocassional other USB plug in peripherals.
>
>I think I have included all items that would tax the power supply in some way, shape, or form.
>
>>From what you see, do any of you think I need the upgrade?  How will I be able to tell?  Will it just not power up, will I ruin a component?
>
>When I bough the case, I paid the extra $$$ over the el cheapo cases at NEW EGG because the salesman indicated the power supply included w/ this case was a quality item, not a piece of dook.  Any insight would be appreciated.  If you need more details, please let me know.
>

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