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Started by SingleMalt, July 13, 2007, 06:37:28 AM

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SingleMalt

Athlon 3400+
2 Gigs DDR Ram
XFX Geforce 7950 GT 512MB
Soundlbaster Live
four vantec tornado fans
X-wind cpu fan/heatsink

I have a 485W Enermax right now and I suspect that it can't power my video card since the comp always reboots when I have the 7950 installed. Right now I am using my old 6600 with no problems.

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Hi SingleMalt,

     I don't have a specific answer to your question, but I can provide you links to a couple utilities for calculating this.
     The first is a bit older and may not have an up to date hardware list, but you can find it here: http://www.journeysystems.com/?powercalc
     The second is fairly up to date.  In fact, I used it while building my present system.  You can find it here: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
     It's also worth mentioning that it never hurts to over supply your system.  Even if you have a 500 watt PSU, and the system only needs 400, it will only draw 400 watts.  There are also advantages to using a lower percentage of your PSU (i.e. longer life).
     Hope this helps.

DEATH