Vista - friend upgrading.

i bought my friend a power supply online, (only because he is my friend) and I got him a Coolmax CA-450 450W. Anyways when i was at his house, i noticed he lagged alot ingame, since i owe him, i wanted to gift him a video card, with my spare money

the specs for the PSU is

Max. Output Current: +3.3V@30A, +5V@45A, +12V@22A, -5V@0.5A, -12V@1A, +5VSB@2.5A

i see that the 12V rails have 22amps on them, it should be sufficient..

i was thinking of a 8800GS, Or 9400gt?
he doesn't game much after his parents put parental control on his computer,LOL

but anyways is a 12V@22 good enough for a 8800gs?

9400GT is more of a gamer's card, so s/he should be happy.

$40 with free shipping.

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N940-LR GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

debatable, but it pretty good, but remember he has 22amps on his 12 rails..

so, i cant use all of the amps for video card only..

Clarification. I mean it was good for $40. Now if your specing a 2GB 448-bit DDR3 card, lemme know.

nvm, it is good for 40$

but how much amps does a 9400gt use on the 12V rail??

That psu has no upgrade potential and the 9400GT would choke on current games. If your friend plays games pre-2005 that will be enough.

lol..halo trial is the only game he can play, untill i go to his house to crack the UAC and admin password..LOL

halo trial, and combat arms...
and maybe AVA

were not going to play FEAR (lol.)

Then it will be fine. I still wouldn't pay for a card that is basically obsolete to play old games, but for what you want, a 9400 is fine. Consider a 9500GT too.

im considering a

nvidia

9400gt
9500gt
9600GSO??
8600GT
8800gs?? not enough amps on 12V??

ati
NONE..

Forget anything over a 9500GT. Not enough power. ATI is ok too, an 4670 might work.