Hi,
I have a question that concerns power consumption and the proper wattage power supply needed/required. When you look at the various video cards, they recommend that a certain wattage PSU be used with that particular card. Now my question, exactly how should this be applied? Example:
The EVGA GeForce GTX 660 02G-P4-2660-KR Video Card recommends that a 450 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 30 amps on the +12 volt rail be used, is this 450 watts solely for the video card? My concern is that other components will not receive the appropriate power to function safely. Also, I will be using two (2) video cards, running three (3) monitors and a TV.
This is what I am considering at the moment for my new machine:
Motherboard - MSI Z87 Mpower Max AC
Processor - i7-4770K, Haswell
Memory - CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 (Silver)
Main Hard Drive - SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW (256GB)
I will be using two (2) of one of the following video cards – I haven’t made up my mind on which one just yet.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 660 GV-N660OC-2GD Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 02G-P4-2660-KR Video Card
PNY GeForce GTX 660 VCGGTX660XPB Video Card
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 Video Card
Also, any thoughts on the above mentioned video cards? Do you guys like one over another, and if so, why?
Thanks.?
I have a question that concerns power consumption and the proper wattage power supply needed/required. When you look at the various video cards, they recommend that a certain wattage PSU be used with that particular card. Now my question, exactly how should this be applied? Example:
The EVGA GeForce GTX 660 02G-P4-2660-KR Video Card recommends that a 450 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 30 amps on the +12 volt rail be used, is this 450 watts solely for the video card? My concern is that other components will not receive the appropriate power to function safely. Also, I will be using two (2) video cards, running three (3) monitors and a TV.
This is what I am considering at the moment for my new machine:
Motherboard - MSI Z87 Mpower Max AC
Processor - i7-4770K, Haswell
Memory - CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 (Silver)
Main Hard Drive - SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW (256GB)
I will be using two (2) of one of the following video cards – I haven’t made up my mind on which one just yet.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 660 GV-N660OC-2GD Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 02G-P4-2660-KR Video Card
PNY GeForce GTX 660 VCGGTX660XPB Video Card
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 Video Card
Also, any thoughts on the above mentioned video cards? Do you guys like one over another, and if so, why?
Thanks.?