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I would never advise that you skirt along the minimum wattage. Go for ~100 watts more than you need.

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hi i was thinking of upgrading my acer aspire with a xfx radeon r7 250 4gb ddr3 low profile card my psu is just 220w (compact case) i was wondering if it would be fine in my system coolermasters power supply calculator says i need 256W but if i disconnect the optical drive it take quite a bit less i was wondering if it would would work here is the specs of my computer

 

-amd a8-3820with radeon hd 6550D graphics

-8gb ddr3 memory 2tb wd green drive 

-dvd supermulti drive (i can live without)

-220W power supply

 

also i was wondering if theres any way i can get another power supply that would fit my case (psu dementions 4inches wide 2.5 inches tall 8 inches long

 

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I would never advise that you skirt along the minimum wattage. Go for ~100 watts more than you need.

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I would say that the 220w PSU is not going ot be enough. Even if it is, it will JUST BARELY be enough. I would sugest atleast a 400w for that system if not more for upgrades.

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I would never advise that you skirt along the minimum wattage. Go for ~100 watts more than you need.

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wow thanks for such quick answer ill upgrade my case and psu

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