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 Apr 25 2009, 03:39 AM
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Regular Member  Group: Regular Posts: 49 Joined: 22-December 08 From: Kempton Park Member No.: 14,512 Sex: Male  |
Hi all I'm thinking of upgrading to an XFX 9800gt 512 card (or maybe 1GB, depending on price). It's requirements state it needs 26A on the 12V rail. Now I know that the 26A won't solely be used by the card but rather is an estimation of how much current a typical system would need to run properly. I have a Gigabyte Superb Power 460w PSU, which has two +12V rails, +12V1 supplies 18A and +12V2 supplies 16A. Will it be able to cope with the new card? My specs are in my sig. -------------------- I can has gluten free cookie?
My specs: CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 | MOBO: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4 rev. 3.3 | RAM: 2GB Kingston DDR2 | GRAPHICS CARD: Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H 8600GTS 256MB RAM | SOUND CARD: VIA Envy24 Tremor | HDD: Seagate ST3104AS 250GB 8MB cache 7200RPM |
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Apr 28 2009, 03:15 AM
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 Gave my left testicles to research in stem cell tech :(  Group: V9 Mod Posts: 9,630 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Johannesburg Member No.: 1,474 Sex: Male |
Unfortunately not... given that the 9800gt requires about 270W on load and 176 on idle...
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardw...e-palit-19.html as for the 512MB vs 1gig the only benefit you will get from 1gig is if you running resolution of 1680x1050 and upwards... The price of the 9800gt is around 2k in SA... I would rather get myself a 4850 (around R1800) that out performs the 9800  -------------------- Jou ma se Balhara, I'm classified as a coloured!
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Apr 28 2009, 06:20 AM
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Regular Member Group: Regular Posts: 49 Joined: 22-December 08 From: Kempton Park Member No.: 14,512 Sex: Male |
QUOTE(Fishfly @ Apr 28 2009, 12:15 PM)  Unfortunately not... given that the 9800gt requires about 270W on load and 176 on idle... http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardw...e-palit-19.html as for the 512MB vs 1gig the only benefit you will get from 1gig is if you running resolution of 1680x1050 and upwards... The price of the 9800gt is around 2k in SA... I would rather get myself a 4850 (around R1800) that out performs the 9800 Excuse the fanboyism but I'm sticking with nvidia  I just realized that it's only got 15A and 14A on the rails. What is a good PSU that I can buy for under R100 that will power this card? |
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Apr 28 2009, 09:41 PM
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 The Dark Elf  Group: Elite Posts: 527 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Johannesburg, South Africa (Proudly) Member No.: 1,140 Sex: Male |
There is no such thing. Bargain on a couple of rands for a good one.
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Apr 29 2009, 05:05 AM
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Regular Member Group: Regular Posts: 49 Joined: 22-December 08 From: Kempton Park Member No.: 14,512 Sex: Male |
Sorry, I meant under R1000
my bad
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Apr 29 2009, 05:43 AM
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Gave my left testicles to research in stem cell tech :( Group: V9 Mod Posts: 9,630 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Johannesburg Member No.: 1,474 Sex: Male |
fanboyism = noob
 as for PSU for under 1k hmmm I think you can get a 650W decent one... don't bother with the crappy brands as their rails are not half as stable as a decent psu |
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Apr 29 2009, 06:22 AM
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Regular Member Group: Regular Posts: 49 Joined: 22-December 08 From: Kempton Park Member No.: 14,512 Sex: Male |
QUOTE(Fishfly @ Apr 29 2009, 02:43 PM) fanboyism = noob lol QUOTE(Fishfly @ Apr 29 2009, 02:43 PM) I think you can get a 650W decent one... don't bother with the crappy brands as their rails are not half as stable as a decent psu Don't think I need 650w. I've only got 4 fans and one aftermarket cpu cooler, one ODD and one HDD. EDIT: I just checked how much power my current 460w can push, 400w continuous, 460w peak, 384w on the 12V. Still sure it won't cope? EDIT EDIT: Link This post has been edited by leeroy: Apr 29 2009, 06:43 AM |
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May 1 2009, 03:07 AM
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Regular Member Group: Regular Posts: 49 Joined: 22-December 08 From: Kempton Park Member No.: 14,512 Sex: Male |
Decided to rather go with a 9600GT. Can't afford 9800GT and a new PSU.
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May 4 2009, 01:31 AM
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Gave my left testicles to research in stem cell tech :( Group: V9 Mod Posts: 9,630 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Johannesburg Member No.: 1,474 Sex: Male |
lol
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