To run an 8600, 2 gigs of ram, and an ole AMD athlon 4200 x2 dual core processor?
Edit. I have a 430 watt now.
Edit. I have a 430 watt now.
Last edited by NeXuS4909 (2007-12-15 13:45:02)
450-550. Make sure you have a powerful 12V rail(s).
You have nough, don't let them tell you you need 500W to run that. people advised me to use a 700W PSU to run the system in my sig so 430 is enough.
alright thats good news then.
Watts aren't really a good indicator, you'll want to look at the max output of the 12V rail in terms of amperage. Check out kyle's thread.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
yer that will run fine.. as long as its a good quality 430 Watt. as haffeysucks said Watts is not the only thing to think about...
i am running a 1 GB 8600 GT, 4 GB RAM, AMD Athlon 64+ 2.66 Ghz Dual Core 5200+
this runs fine on my Antec 430 Watt
i am running a 1 GB 8600 GT, 4 GB RAM, AMD Athlon 64+ 2.66 Ghz Dual Core 5200+
this runs fine on my Antec 430 Watt
Use this, It should give you a rough idea!
I tried and filled it. I put 2x Hard Drive, 3x Fans and 1x Optical Drive. It came to around ~260w.
I tried and filled it. I put 2x Hard Drive, 3x Fans and 1x Optical Drive. It came to around ~260w.
Last edited by r'Eeee (2007-12-15 15:49:41)
QFT_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
You have nough, don't let them tell you you need 500W to run that. people advised me to use a 700W PSU to run the system in my sig so 430 is enough.
Alright good. Its a thermaltake PSU that came with my Sapranos. So is that worth anything?
Edit: http://www.computeralliance.com.au/part … yPart=5646
Thermaltake XP550 NP 430 Watt
Edit: http://www.computeralliance.com.au/part … yPart=5646
Thermaltake XP550 NP 430 Watt
Last edited by NeXuS4909 (2007-12-15 16:49:02)
Go with a 700 watt. That will put you ahead of the game for later upgrades. Also prevent you from wondering why your having problems when you add components. The one you have is enough but IMO overkill is better.......Try any of these----------------------------->> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi … hermaltake
Last edited by srog72 (2007-12-15 16:55:42)
Around 3.25" x 6" x 5.5" (H X W X D) is the standard I think.
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Around 3.25" x 6" x 5.5" (H X W X D) is the standard I think.