X300 vgpu mod

[connorwat51]

ok then ill leave it be its just coz i herd on some forums that they have overheating problems and they get purple fuzzy squares on the screen

 

[niftyfifty]

Only if you OC them too much. I had one with no issues.

 

[connorwat51]

ok then ill leave it b

 

[synixx]

Nifty is correct, you should not experience any issues with the card running at stock speeds.

 

[connorwat51]

ok they ill leave it and its not like theres any need to oc it

 

[niftyfifty]

You need to make sure your PSU is up to the job though, as with any graphics card different to chipset or passive cooled like your x300.

Actually i have an idea, what spec if your x300, is it agp or pci-e, is it passive cooled as i suggested and what is the max res it supports!?

 

[connorwat51]

dont have a psu currently but about my x300 it is pci-e and it was passively cooled till i added a fan and i dont know the max res but i have it on my tv at 1366x?? and my monitor at 1280x1024 most ov the time

 

[synixx]

Just want to confirm this with the rest of the forums but this should run on a 300w psu with over 15a on the 12v rail right? According to techpowerup the card will draw 197w on max load. I ran an x1650pro which draws about 182w max load on a 300w psu with 12 or 15a on the 12v rail. Obviously the age of the psu comes into play as well but if the card was kept at stock or downclocked it should be stable enough?

 

[connorwat51]

what was the idea niftyfifty

 

[niftyfifty]

15a is around 150w if you give the idea 100% efficiency, personally I would want to see 30a on the 12v rail even for 197w.

 

[synixx]

Wouldn't it be 180w with 100% efficiency?

P=IV (amps x volts)
P=15 x 12
P=180w

Then make that about 80% efficicient and it's 144w, or is it more complicated than this basic physics?

Oh and the 197w was for the whole system including the card.