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Which PSU to get for 7900 GS

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I am getting a new PSU to support new graphics card (and other upgrades)

One has:

+3,3V: 28 A
+5V: 34 A
+12V1: 19 A
+12V2: 18 A
-12V: 0,8 A
+5Vsb: 2,5 A

Link is in Spanish

http://www.hard-h2o.com/review/fue [...] eo480.html




The other (more expensive) has:

+3,3V +5V +12V +12V -12V +5VSB
28 A 30 A 20 A 20 A 0.8 A 2.5 A


Will the cheaper one be enough (and a little extra) for this graphics card?

Thanks

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Sorry, I made a mistake. It is the 7900 GS

Reply to htredneck

Best change the title too. Edit your original post and change the "Subject", that will change the title. Tell us what psus they actually are as specs mean nothing on their own.

Reply to randomizer

I don't know which psu types you are looking at, but I recently bought a BFG 650 watt psu for my 7900GS. To date, it works like a charm.

Reply to Glacier

Quote :

Not everyone has the money to invest in the latest video card.



Indeed, budget gamers like myself are forced to use mid-range cards like the 7900gs.

Reply to Glacier

Hey Everyone:

Thanks for the response. Here is the whole story. I am an American living in Spain. That is why the link is in spanish. Because I live here and don´t use a credit card I can´t order from Newegg (they are the best).

Here is the system before I upgraded a few things this week.

Asus P5GD2 Deluxe
$18 no name PSU
P4 3000MHz prescott
2 gig DDR2-533
200 gig SATA Seagate
Saphire X600


The 3 new things I added:
1. Good PSU (480W 37A combined) for about $80
2. ASUS EN7900 GS about $180
3. Seagate 500 gig SATA 2 harddrive about $170

Things cost more here because of the exchange rate and 16% sales tax (I miss Newegg). I have it all installed and it is working great.

The Graphic Card may be outdated but it is like night and day after the Saphire X600. I decided to try NVIDIA after having many problems with ATI drivers. When the price of a card comes down to about $150 then I will buy it. In about 6 months to a year I will upgrade Mother Board, CPU and RAM.

I don´t buy the latest thing because it cost too much and I don´t wait until something is junk.

Thanks Again

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