Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade my graphics to run Crysis with a few decent settings enabled. The MSI 8600GT is ok but it could do with some more guts.

The DELL C521 has a 280W PSU which could be where I come unstuck.

MSI specified a 450W minimum PSU for their 8600GT but the extra power consumption compared to the X1300 it came with was minimal and the PSU does not get hot.

Galaxy also specify a minimum spec of 400W with an external 6-pin connector for power. I saw a review from a buyer on newegg that said he had no problems with an HTPC slim case pc. There were even some molex to 6-pin power adapter calbles that came in the package.

My question is, has anyone else tried this? and does anyone know how long the Galaxy 'blade' 9600GT low profile is ?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

dblyth2007

DELL C521 Athlon 64 x 2 5000+ 2.6GHz, 2GB, 7200 rpm, 8600GT, Vista 32.