Question. I just bought a new 600W PSU. Will it be fine for the following:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
2GB DDR800
250GB HD
1 DVD-R drive
8800GTS 640MB
2 case fans
And what if I had the 768MB version of the 8800?
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Question. I just bought a new 600W PSU. Will it be fine for the following:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
2GB DDR800
250GB HD
1 DVD-R drive
8800GTS 640MB
2 case fans
And what if I had the 768MB version of the 8800?
Oooops! wrong forum!! Can someone move this?
It should be more than adequate. Which PSU is it?
I guess it is ok to look at wattage because more watts should imply a higher amperage output, which is the important number to look at. But I think it is possible to cheat by upping the total watts without increasing the amps on the 12V rails by increasing the watts on the 3.3V and 5V rail.
A good quality 700w psu will be fine. And just like silenced coyote says, amperage output is important. Also, even though most people don't realize this, but.. efficiency. the more efficient it is, the less power it wastes as heat, and the more power it can use to power components.
It's an OCZ 600W...Uh look here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341001
I've never owned an OCZ, but a lot of people like them. Go for it, unless someone else has a better recommendation.
That's enough amperage to support two GTS's in SLI configuration. You have quad 12 volt rails, which is a very large amount of power backing your hardware.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan
You should be fine.
I figured the tag line: "SLI certified" was a good sign
Always is :).Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan
-Kev