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Vip68   03-01-2007 at 03:14:55 PM

Would anyone know how much power I would need for the Geforce 8600?

I'm planning on the ff setup and I'm not sure if the 250w PSU can handle the load.


Case: Shuttle SK22G2B V2 (250W Silent X) AM2
CPU: X2 4000+ 65w AM2 (Brisbane)
RAM: 2 x 1G DDR2 800 Corsair XMS CL4
HDD: 2 x 7200rpm
Sound Card: M-Audio 5.1 sound card
Video Card: Geforce 8600 Ultra or R600 equivalent
ODD: Lite-on 16x DVDRW

I've looked all over for wattage claims on the 8600 but havent found any.

Any help on this would be appreciated.. thanks.

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Diabetic1   03-01-2007 at 07:55:46 PM
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Whilst no one truely knows the power requirements of the 8600 series, I would imagine a 250W PSU would be 'pushing it'. To be honest, you should be running off a 350 - at the least. That should give you a bit of headroom.

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neveremember   03-01-2007 at 09:29:54 PM
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i don't know about this video card, but some lesser cards require 400watt PSU.

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blacken   03-01-2007 at 09:49:14 PM
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Highly doubtful http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/images/smilies/sad1.gif

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enforcerfx   03-02-2007 at 02:48:44 AM
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250w wont even cut the slack. I'd say anything from 400-450w at the most. Amps are unknown.

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sirheck   03-02-2007 at 03:12:04 AM
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probably not alot.

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Vip68   03-02-2007 at 01:16:23 PM
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Hmm, based on the picture on the reference board it doesn't have a power connector... while previous gen cards like the 7950.. even the 7900GS need external power.

Maybe this newer gen card might have lesser power requirements than the high end 7 series ... (e.g. 6800 vs. 7600GT).


http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/02/geforce-8600-preview.jpg

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mkaibear   03-02-2007 at 02:11:05 PM
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The Shuttle 250W PSUs are good, but not *that* good. I'd be dubious!

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mayouuu   03-02-2007 at 10:23:53 PM
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i would say not!, just hope a power draw of about a 7950GT, maybe more.....

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