Can a video card cause a puter to shutdown?

[Anti]

According to the specs my 350watt can put out 230watt on the 3.3/5 rail. So check the fine print. The rating on the out side can be misleading.: peace2:

[Beefy]

I had a 350W PSU that ran a 1500+, 5 fans, CD-RW, CD-ROM, 2 7200 RPM HDD, ati 7500, etc...

Pfft, that's nothing. I had a 250W running a 1800+, 3 fans, 2 x CD Drives, 2 x HDDs, GF3 vid, 3 other PCI cards... :) Worked great for about a year then fizzled.

[E^vol]

Like I said...No problems here, but I think my next PSU will be a monster...ie: 480W or more.