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Thinking of upgrading to a 6800GT. I saw them for $299 after rebate on Newegg. I think I should have enough power for it, just wanting to make sure.

AMD Athlon XP 2400+
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Corsair 512 MB DDR400
GeForce 6800GT
WD 2x74GB Raptors in RAID 0
WD 80GB w/8MB
Plextor DVD-RW
Plextor CD-RW
Antec 1080 AMG Case with 430 watt PSU

My System:
<A HREF="http://amdgamingrig.dyndns.org" target="_new">http://amdgamingrig.dyndns.org</A>

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Which model Antec PSU is in that case? Is it the Antec TRUE430 ATX? If so, it would seem you should be fine with some headroom to spare. But let us know what PSU you currently have.

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It is the Antec 430 watt TruePower PSU.

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You should be all set. I did the math earlier and you have more than enough power (significantly) on all 3 (+3.3v, +5v, +12v) Rails to handle your current config.

"The world ends when you're dead. As long as your breathing you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man and give some back."

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How do you caculate it? I have a page bookmarked that lets you configure your system and it outputs your watts. How you calculate each rail?

My System:
<A HREF="http://amdgamingrig.dyndns.org" target="_new">http://amdgamingrig.dyndns.org</A>

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