Jimin

Thanks fellas. The card doesn't require an external power input, it's one of the new breed of lower power 9800s, which is why I thought I might be OK. I'm not surprised to find the PSU might be at fault though. Any thoughts on choosing a new one? ATX is a standard size, right? So I just need to see what connectors are on the one I have at the moment and go for something with similar plugs? Hopefully I can pick one up fairly cheaply. Best to get something quality though, Zalman, Antec, Corsair, that sort of thing huh. Cheers!

Hello all In a bout of upgradeitis I purchased this graphics card: Zotac GeForce 9800 GT Synergy 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card [ZT-98GEY3M-FDL] Graphics and Video NVIDIA Graphics Plus 9800 Series I was going to get an ATI HD 4670 because they don't use much power, but then I saw the Nvidia which also purportedly doesn't need much power. I'm upgrading from an 8500gt so thought it would be sensible to stick with Nvidia. I've installed the card, the fan spins round, but it's not showing up under Device Manager. Is this because I only have a 300w psu? I suspect it is, but would appreciate confirmation. The documentation with the card recommends 400w but I wasn't sure it this was exaggerated. Many thanks Jim