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9800 GTX+ on COUGAR SL500 500W
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Nathan Willis
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Yes, it will be fine. Your card only pulls 140 watts.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-9800-gtx/specifications
The recommended PSU wattage is 450 watts. You will be fine with 500 watts.
If you plan to run SLI you will need a bigger PSU though.
You can use this calculator to get an estimate of how big of a PSU you need.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
I would NOT recommend Cougar for a PSU brand.
Get a good brand like Seasonic, Corsair, and XFX.
The Seasonic and XFX are much better then the Corsair (CX) if you have the money.
That courgar PSU does not even put out the minimum recommended wattage though.
It can only put out 430 watts. Recommended is 450 watts.
Get something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-ATX-550-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421566&sr=8-7&keywords=XFX+PSU
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Supply-Energy-Certified-P1-550G-TS3X/dp/B00HW979AQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421566&sr=8-9&keywords=XFX+PSU
http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421599&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+PSU
This would be my last choice.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421657&sr=8-5&keywords=corsair+PSU
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-9800-gtx/specifications
The recommended PSU wattage is 450 watts. You will be fine with 500 watts.
If you plan to run SLI you will need a bigger PSU though.
You can use this calculator to get an estimate of how big of a PSU you need.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
I would NOT recommend Cougar for a PSU brand.
Get a good brand like Seasonic, Corsair, and XFX.
The Seasonic and XFX are much better then the Corsair (CX) if you have the money.
That courgar PSU does not even put out the minimum recommended wattage though.
It can only put out 430 watts. Recommended is 450 watts.
Get something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-ATX-550-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421566&sr=8-7&keywords=XFX+PSU
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Supply-Energy-Certified-P1-550G-TS3X/dp/B00HW979AQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421566&sr=8-9&keywords=XFX+PSU
http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421599&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+PSU
This would be my last choice.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1400421657&sr=8-5&keywords=corsair+PSU
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Nathan Willis
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No, It does not have enough watts. It only has 33 amps. A X V=W (33X12=396 watts)
You need a minim of 450 watts. This is a cheap Seasonic PSU that will work great.
It can supply 480 watts. That will work fine for you.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093
You need a minim of 450 watts. This is a cheap Seasonic PSU that will work great.
It can supply 480 watts. That will work fine for you.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093
Nathan Willis
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