Ok I have a Dell Dimension 8300 (don't laugh =P) and I am wondering if I am pushing my PSU. It says it's a 250 watt PSU and I have read on the Dell forums that it can go up to 345
I have:
Pentium 4 @ 3.2 Ghz, 800 MHz FSB
4x 256MB PC3200 DDR 400
2 Hard drives both 120 GBs 8mb cache 7200 RPM one is a WD and the other is a Maxtor
CDRW
DVD Rom
1 floppy
1 cold cathode
ZBoard (keyboard)
MX510 mouse
Radeon 9800 pro 256MB with Artic Cooling VGA Silencer @ 9800 XT speeds
1 external USB Harddrive which is self powered by by it's own plug in.
and 2 x USB flash drives
I just added the second 120 drive back in Jan. and have been running it since then no probs.
Thanks
RD

it is a bit much but since you are not having problems i wouldnt worry, just dont try and add a 6800ultra and expect the psu to handle it
-drew

if u have the cash go for a new one but you should be fine.

considering he has a dell...? you cant fit a regular ATX psu in those cases...

i'm surprised it doesn't crash considering what you have

dell may be averagely ok machines, but they are a pain to upgrade in terms of PSU/MOBO...

new mobo and case is what you need, woid that warranty

it must be sweating nuts and bolts

HAHA..oh, sorry
you want to replace the psu and not spend much money?
here, go to str8buy.com, and youll find a 500watt extremo psu for only like 20 dollars

PC Power & Cooling makes a few PSU that will work with your Dell. You can go to their website, it will help you pick what model you need.

http://pcpowerandcooling.com

I have a Dell Dimension 8300. I want to upgrade to a higher wattage power supply for my video card needs - 400 - 450 watts. (To use with a eVGA nVidia 6600GT which says it needs a 350W)

Does anyone know where to buy a power supply to fit my PC for a reasonable price?

I don't want to pay the gouging price of $150 from "PC Power & Cooling". That is an absolutely absurd price to pay for a power supply. I was shock to find someone charging that much! Even Dell only charges $39 for their own power supply (unfortunately they won't sell me a bigger one than 305W).

Well I looked inside. The power supply says "250W Max". So it looks like I got the el-cheapo, cut cost and corners Dell power supply.

I have 1 hard drive, a DVD drive, and a CD/DVD+RW drive. I'm going to give it a shot and see what happens. eVGA told me it would work for Windows programs like Word etc., but when playing games I may get an error message about not enough power to run the card. They said it will not harm the card, it just may not work.