Quote Originally Posted by Harley View Post
F$, The 5970's are rated at 42w idle and 294w under load at stock clocks. I OC my cards pretty high and they are pulling closer to 400+w. I understand some of that power is comimg from the PCIe slot. However I don't think I trust this PSU to run my (not cheap) 5970.
Oh I wouldn't blame you for not trusting it. If you are good with a soldering iron, ten bucks in caps would make that unit a decent auxiliary PSU. As is it can handle running system fans and such without issue.
BTW: The ATX spec for a PCIe slot is 300W max at 12V.