- Oct 1, 2012
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Greetings!
I have a Power LC600H-12 Power supply (650W) and recently bought a ASUS GTX970 Turbo GPU. The card needs (quote from package) "-minimum 500w power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating 38A).
Now the reason why I'm confused is because on the side of the PSU it reads:
Current
A5
+12V1 +12V2
18A 18A
480W
Now does that mean I am 20W short on Wattage, or is the 500W refering to the complete PSU's output? And what about the amperage 18A+18A=36A, not 38A?
There are 2 power connectors from the PSU to the GPU. One 6pin and one which I presume is a 8 pin (6+2pin) cause there was a extra 2pin connector"just hanging loose".
So does the 18A and 18A amperage refer to the 6+6 pins? And is the output trough the 6+2 36A?
I haven't done any demanding work on the PC yet (otherwise computer runs fine) wanted to check with people who know first.
An sorry for possibly terrible English.
I have a Power LC600H-12 Power supply (650W) and recently bought a ASUS GTX970 Turbo GPU. The card needs (quote from package) "-minimum 500w power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating 38A).
Now the reason why I'm confused is because on the side of the PSU it reads:
Current
A5
+12V1 +12V2
18A 18A
480W
Now does that mean I am 20W short on Wattage, or is the 500W refering to the complete PSU's output? And what about the amperage 18A+18A=36A, not 38A?
There are 2 power connectors from the PSU to the GPU. One 6pin and one which I presume is a 8 pin (6+2pin) cause there was a extra 2pin connector"just hanging loose".
So does the 18A and 18A amperage refer to the 6+6 pins? And is the output trough the 6+2 36A?
I haven't done any demanding work on the PC yet (otherwise computer runs fine) wanted to check with people who know first.
An sorry for possibly terrible English.
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