Gonna go ahead with a ne build and had one question. I could do the math, but don't have a lot of time tonight. Will a 750W PSU have enough power to run a I7 940, DVD rom, MB and a 1 TB HD, along with 3 case fans and 2 GTX 460 cards? I'm going to the fun site now and start placing orders.
Joined Original Message Board: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:47 pm, Currently with 11298 Posts
If it ain't crunch'n, unplug it!
GTX-460 = 150W X 3 = 450W
Core i7 940 = 130W
Everything else = ~100W
So 450 + 130 + 100 = 680W
Answer = No because you do not want to push a PSU over 75% of its rated output since its rated output will drop over time. Go with a 1K PSU or better.
Just my opinion......
Last edited by Fire$torm; 04-05-11 at 09:43 PM.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371036
Only because I am big on the 80% efficient PSU's now. I upgraded all my PSU's to 80% bronze and my power bill actually went down after I added 2 more GPU;s . Just a suggestion.
The PSU is part of a kit, so it's generally free. Only 2 GPU's, so that won't be too bad. If need be, I'll upgrade to a larger one. Thanks for the feedback. Order is placed. Gonna add some more cobbles to the team's output.
Joined Original Message Board: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:47 pm, Currently with 11298 Posts
If it ain't crunch'n, unplug it!
Oooops. Read your original post wrongOriginally Posted by Crazybob
The PSU is part of a kit, so it's generally free. Only 2 GPU's, so that won't be too bad. If need be, I'll upgrade to a larger one. Thanks for the feedback. Order is placed. Gonna add some more cobbles to the team's output.OK, so your good to go.
Congrats on the the new system. And thanks in advance for spending hard earned cash to add stones to the team coffers.
w00t!I can already see that second 100Mil MM coming up for you in the next six months with that rig!
Nice. Which PSU is it, do you have a link for us? 750W should be just fine with 2 GPUs. If you like to O/C real hard, you might push ~600W in that rig, so that's only 80% of the PSU output. If it's a decent one, you'll be great!
Here it is.
http://www.compusa.com/applications/...3249&CatId=333
Added 2 of these
http://www.compusa.com/applications/...EDBLET328ORDER
And threw in an extra 6GB memory kit for a total of 12GB.
Joined Original Message Board: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:47 pm, Currently with 11298 Posts
If it ain't crunch'n, unplug it!
God that's so cheap, it's amazing what you can get these days.
Nice addition!
HINT! HINT!
My Birthday is next month! I could sure love one of those and I already have a case for it!
P S I won't tell anyone you got it for me!
That should get you a few extra credits a day.
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