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Question on Power Consumption- EvGA 650 ti boost 2g/8800gt 512mb

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July 17, 2013 8:41:05 PM

I'm not that smart when it comes to PSU's but I do know some. What my question is, will an Evga 650 ti boost 2g run on my TR2 Thermaltake 430w dual rail (35 amps total) PSU? My current graphic card is the BFG 8800gt 512mb. I'm able to use it and play most current games on low with no stutters on my PSU. The 650 ti boost 2g only has 110 TDP while the 8800gt 512mb has a TDP of 105. Should I be ok with my current power supply? 35 amps is more than enough for the 650 ti boost, and it only has a 5% more TDP than my current card.

Also I have heard good things and bad things about this PSU, so im kind stuck on it.


I got another question- I see the the 650 ti boost 2g has a 110 TDP and my CPU (Phenom ii x4 965) uses 125 watts at the maximum. So that would give 195 watts to my HDD, mobo, and fans. That should mean that the PSU would be good right?

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July 17, 2013 8:46:05 PM

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt...

the minimum PSU requirement is 450w but IMHO, a 430W PSU with 35A in the 12V rail can power it, just don't do overclocking so that no more power is drawn from the PSU. Remember, you're only at the margin.

If you have the money, I'll suggest you get atleast 550-600w PSU, it will allow you to overclock more.
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July 17, 2013 8:48:29 PM

I wont try overclocking it, but doesn't the boost technology OC itself during gameplay? might that be bad?
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July 17, 2013 8:51:53 PM

not actually because it's a factory overclock, not a manual overclocking
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July 17, 2013 8:53:58 PM

Thank you for your help
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July 17, 2013 8:56:39 PM

you're welcome :) 
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