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03-April-07, 11:31 AM
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| Apex Techie Lite  |  480w psu hello eveyone, i have a amd 64 4000+, pny 7600gt 256mb sli vidcard on abit kn8 sli mb with a thermaltake twv 480 psu.im looking to get a 2nd 7600gt by the same co.(if i can find one) my questions- will the thermaltake twv 480w psu be sufficient to power a 2nd vid card? if its not will it get me thru a mnth or 2 until i can get a better one? thanx  | |
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03-April-07, 11:41 AM
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| Apex Advanced Techie | Re: 480w psu It should be perfectly fine, especially since the 7600gt doesnt require a pci-e connector from the power supply. They are relatively low power consuming cards, so assuming you arent running a crazy arsenal of hard drives and cd burners that are hogging all the power, you shouldnt have any problems. However I will say this "NOTE: For two GeForce 7600 GT-based graphics cards running in NVIDIA SLI configurations, a minimum 450W system power supply (with 12V rating of 28A) is recommended." courtesy of Newegg. Good luck! | |
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03-April-07, 11:56 AM
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| Apex Techie Lite | Re: 480w psu hello, i got 1 320gb sata 2 hdd,pioneer dvd burner.i play games and burn movies/music. i was just looking at psu info.peak load is 550w.the number under +12v is 18A.im assuming thats the 12volt rail?srry ima noob at this part.think i might look to get a better one in near future.thanx for the reply  thanx | |
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03-April-07, 03:54 PM
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| Apex Tech Maniac Supreme  | Re: 480w psu
Ckirsh: keep in mind this last line, quoted above. PCApex does not guarantee any of your parts should the PSU calculator be incorrect, I don't think. PCPower&Computing also has a power supply calculator, located here. Granted, it's based on matching your components with their power supplies, so it might be just a bit skewed ... But their minimum suggestion for your mobo & parts comes out to their 610w PSU.Remember three things: 1. It's all about the amps (+12v rail is primary) 2. PFC (Power factor correction) is required (passive or active, prefer active) 3. Don't be fooled by hype. -Godling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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04-April-07, 08:41 PM
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| Apex Techie Lite | Re: 480w psu thanx again everyone im going to get the 2nd card and keep my eye on the psu.first sign of trouble ill get new psu.hope it fine tho as it is fairly new.i bought it 10/05 but didnt put it in until a yr later.its good to have a back up tho.i do plan on watercooling it in near future so a stronger psu might be needed.thanx again later | |
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