Power Supply 2

by Wecky • 22 Dec 2009, 19:58 • Journals
Hi,

is the following power supply good enought for a geforce 9800gt and the CPU AMD Athlon 64 x2 3700+

CoolerMaster 350W
+12V1 +12V2 +5V +3.3V +5Vsb -12V
10A 15A 21A 22A 2A 0.8A
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sjxz 22 Dec 2009, 20:02
would advice you to take enermax 400w ive heard only good about it
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laNgo 22 Dec 2009, 20:04
12 v rails are weak so its very unstable
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ETNiES 22 Dec 2009, 20:17
Dont skimp on a power supply
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jnz 22 Dec 2009, 20:55
350W you must be joking, you need minimum 500W for new gfx cards. i got this one a few weeks ago http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-165-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
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zenix 22 Dec 2009, 21:10
its not a new graphics card. And 700W is overkill for 99% of the computers out there. Do youn run crossfire or SLI? Else its useless.
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zenix 22 Dec 2009, 21:10
Take 400W to be on the safe side.
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INSTi 22 Dec 2009, 21:16
hm should be but that gfx card is overkill for that cpu, 8600gts would be enough tbh :S
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zenix 22 Dec 2009, 21:32
even 6800 or X800 or 7xxx serie would be more suited with that cpu.
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INSTi 23 Dec 2009, 02:19
ye just thought it should be dx 10 compatible incase he is on vista :S
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zenix 23 Dec 2009, 12:28
doesnt matter.
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Ethr 22 Dec 2009, 21:33
i have basically the same setup as u and i have a 600W power supply

mind u thats because i couldnt get anything smaller but it means i can expand more in the future

i had to change power supplies on my old computer from 250W to 300W and it didnt go well.... computer over heated
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zenix 23 Dec 2009, 12:30
i think you will have enough with 600W for the next years. New GPU's and CPU's are mostly using less power than there previous generation.
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Ethr 23 Dec 2009, 12:32
600W is a bit over kill but i couldn't get anything smaller at the time

i remember using an online calculator once for power supplys - think i needed 450W or something
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zenix 23 Dec 2009, 12:34
yea, i got Coolermaster M850 myself but power effiecient power supply for 9800GX2/Q6600 that time.
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knnk 22 Dec 2009, 21:55
350W, AHAHAHAHA

srsly.
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