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| Thread ID: 110540 | 2010-06-21 10:25:00 | need help chosing new psu | phq2m8 (15842) | Press F1 |
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| 1112146 | 2010-06-21 10:25:00 | Hi there all, ive just built myself a pc and want a good psu to match it my specs are asus M4A79XTD EVO mobo, AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE cpu, 4gb kingston ddr3 1333mhz ram, xfx 8800gtx gpu, seagate 500gb hdd, dvd drive. apparantly the gpu needs 30amps on the 6pin 12v rails and 2 of them ? any help would be greatly appreciated thanks. |
phq2m8 (15842) | ||
| 1112147 | 2010-06-21 10:31:00 | I would investigate a modular Corsair PSU for that. The HX series is modular so like this one for example:- www.ascent.co.nz Enermax is another reliable brand. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1112148 | 2010-06-21 10:58:00 | thanks for the reply, that does look good im hoping to spend a bit less though. so is 650w the min to go for for my system ? |
phq2m8 (15842) | ||
| 1112149 | 2010-06-21 11:16:00 | No. You probably only need 500w. I suggested the HX series as it's modular and thus makes for tidy cabling. If you are not worried about that then any 500w - 550w Corsair would be more than adequate to run what you have. Another thing to consider is that you may want to put more goodies in the case later and go SLI or whatever in which case you won't need to get another PSU will you. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1112150 | 2010-06-21 11:30:00 | •Single +12V rail design providing up to 52A •Multi-GPU ready now im really confused lol ill have to do some research. |
phq2m8 (15842) | ||
| 1112151 | 2010-06-21 12:07:00 | ... apparantly the gpu needs 30amps on the 6pin 12v rails and 2 of them ? any help would be greatly appreciated thanks. Are you sure the gpu needs 30 amps? You may need to specially made to order a PSU which can deliver 30 Amps! |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1112152 | 2010-06-21 13:59:00 | •Single +12V rail design providing up to 52A •Multi-GPU ready now im really confused lol ill have to do some research. Do the research on the GPU. I also forgot to welcome you to PressF1 for which I apologise. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1112153 | 2010-06-21 14:39:00 | I'm running a similar system on an Enermax Modu82+ 625 Watt, no problems at all | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1112154 | 2010-06-21 21:15:00 | Corsair. It's the cheaper of the quality brands, and you don't put cheap nasty PSUs in PCs. | pctek (84) | ||
| 1112155 | 2010-06-22 05:30:00 | I've used corsair moulder power supply's in both of my last two computers and have been very happy with them. They are a bit on the pricey side, but as-long as you get a big enough one they should last you through multiple computer builds. | pantera989 (14533) | ||
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