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| Bargod |
 02/17/08 9:03pm
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 The Bargod  Group: {MOB} Posts: 5008 Joined: March 4th 2004 From: Dallas Member No.: 641 Xfire: bargod  |
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Well, maybe they aren't all saying you need more than you really do. I've tried several now and some say I need as low as 300 w and the highest said 430 w. Hopefully my buddy has a 500 w, but if he's got a 400 maybe I'll try that... --------------------   |
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| Big P |
02/17/08 9:11pm
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 Major General Group: {MOB} Posts: 2385 Joined: May 23rd 2004 From: Mississippi Member No.: 750 Xfire: PeePee209 |
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx650w-atx.../206178324.html
Should work if your buddy don't have one If you are planning to run any newer card you gonna need 600 or Higher Bud, You might get away with 500. |
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| Bargod |
02/17/08 9:30pm
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The Bargod Group: {MOB} Posts: 5008 Joined: March 4th 2004 From: Dallas Member No.: 641 Xfire: bargod |
The 8800 says it needs 400 W. This makes me wonder about any of these power supply calcs that said I would use under 400 watts since I listed the 8800 as my card on all of them.
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| Bargod |
02/17/08 11:46pm
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The Bargod Group: {MOB} Posts: 5008 Joined: March 4th 2004 From: Dallas Member No.: 641 Xfire: bargod |
OK, new question. The nvidia geforce 8800 says that it needs minimum 400 W power supply with a +12 volt current of 26 amps. Now, I'm not an expert at reading these things, but it seems like all the PSUs I'm looking at the +12 V rail doesn't meet that amp rating. Am I reading the specs wrong?
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| Cpt. Snot Rocket |
02/18/08 9:47am
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 Colonel Group: {MOB} Posts: 1304 Joined: February 26th 2006 From: South Bend, IN Member No.: 1615 |
One thing to remember is that power supplies only use what they need. For example, if you buy a 700W supply and your computer only needs 500W when playing COD4, then the supply only puts out 500W. So there is no waste of power. It doesnt cost more money to operate a supply that is larger than your computer needs.
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| MyWifesMule |
02/18/08 10:10am
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 Colonel  Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 1140 Joined: December 31st 2005 From: " Live free or die" New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 1502 |
No your not reading them incorrectly. Most power supply's split the + 12vovt rail to 2-6 rails, so the total output power gets divided into these different rails. Case in point, a 620 watt psu with 3 +12 volt rails http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139002 will have 18 amps on each rail and thats it your not going to get any more from that rail. The psu Big P recommended is a single rail which is good, but like I said earlier there have been some compatibility issues with the ABIT IP35PRO mobo and corsair power supply's, most people use them with no issues. --------------------   |
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| MyWifesMule |
02/18/08 11:33am
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Colonel Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 1140 Joined: December 31st 2005 From: " Live free or die" New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 1502 |
The psu Big P recommended is a single rail which is good, but like I said earlier there have been some compatibility issues with the ABIT IP35PRO mobo and corsair power supply's, most people use them with no issues.
Here is a link to the above statement. http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=130017 This post has been edited by MyWifesMule: 02/18/08 11:33am -------------------- |
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| Bargod |
02/18/08 2:35pm
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The Bargod Group: {MOB} Posts: 5008 Joined: March 4th 2004 From: Dallas Member No.: 641 Xfire: bargod |
Do I need a +12 V at 26 amps then, or are they saying the total for all the +12 rails needs to be at least 26 amps?
I can't believe the thing that's giving me the hardest time is the stupid power supply. And Vinny, I understand that having a 700 doesn't cost me more on my energy bill, but it does cost me an extra $100 in innitial expense that could be a deal buster. -------------------- |
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| MyWifesMule |
02/18/08 4:05pm
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Colonel Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 1140 Joined: December 31st 2005 From: " Live free or die" New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 1502 |
"Do I need a +12 V at 26 amps then, or are they saying the total for all the +12 rails needs to be at least 26 amps?
I can't believe the thing that's giving me the hardest time is the stupid power supply." Who are they? OK BG, let me clear something up. Which 8800 video card are you referring to? GS, GTS, I know its not the GTX, mucho $. Whats the interface PCI-Express X16 or PCI-Express 2.0 X16 ? Please provide a link to the exact card. The PCI-Express X16, 8800 series video cards suck hard on the +12 volt rail. Like I've been saying PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 ................................ ya can't go wrong, unless you run two 8800gtx's in crossfire. +12V@ 49A (Large Single Rail) This post has been edited by MyWifesMule: 02/18/08 4:06pm -------------------- |
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| Bargod |
02/18/08 4:10pm
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The Bargod Group: {MOB} Posts: 5008 Joined: March 4th 2004 From: Dallas Member No.: 641 Xfire: bargod |
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130082 This is the EVGA nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
System Requirements: Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 26 Amps.) -------------------- |
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| OldNavy |
02/19/08 9:35pm
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QUOTE(Bargod @ 02/12/08 4:29pm)  OK, is this worth it or not? AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 3 gb ddr2 mem 500 gb SATA II hard drive NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE 18x DVD r/rw supermulti drive featuring labelflash vista home premium 8-channel high def audio high performance 15-1 digital media card reader Total- $549.99 Possible drawback.... It's a Gateway What do you guys think? Wow not too shabby for the $$$. I got that + a feew xtras for around 2300. Not too biga fan of gateway but hell who cares. Not a bad deal |
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