ATI 5870 - Can my system support it?

[kyle1989]

Hello all,

 

I have the following system:

 

Dell Alienware Aurora.

Intel® Core i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz

1TB SERIAL ATA NON RAID (7200 RPM)

12GB 1333MHZ (6X2GB) Tri Channel DDR3 RAM

24X DVD+/-RW DRIVE

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240

2 x USB Ports

3 Fans (I Think)

 

Basically I want to upgrade my graphics card to a 'ATI 5870' however after doing some research my main concern is my PSU. I believe my current PSU is 550W. I tried checking for definate however could not find the sticker inside my system.

 

Based on above, any views or suggestions would be very much appreciated as to whether or not my system will be fine with the addition of the graphics card.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :-)

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to fpch.

 

The basic requirements for your card are here:

ATI Radeon? HD 5870 System Requirements

 

I found a test review that stated that the card will draw just under 200Watts at full load.

 

It depends on what else you are running but your 550W should cope with it.

The details are usually on a sticker on the top/side of the PSU

[kyle1989]

Yeah i saw the requirements but I was reading alot about what my pc's total usuage would be. But in any case i finally managed to speak to someone and found out my pc has 850W PSU which was big relief!

 

Thanks alot for your help though! :)