will my Bluestorm 500W be enough to power this..............

[watchyourbaK]

will my Gainward BLISS GeForce 7800 GS "Goes Like Hell" 512MB be sufficently powered with my FSP Blue Storm 500W powersupply with
Minimum Load Normal Load Maximum Load
+3.3V 0.5A 15.0A 30.0A
+5V 1.0A 14.0A 28.0A
+12V1DC 1.0A 7.0A 15.0A
+12V2DC 1.0A 8.5A 15.0A
-12V 0.0A 0.4A 0.5A
+5VSB 0.0A 1.0A 2.0A


i am running a 3400+ 64 AMD with 1GB pc3200 ram. 2 CD drives and 2 200GB hdds (of which one can be unplugged if necessary as i hardly use it!!!)


any help will be much appreciated

 

[apt403]

Yeah, it'll work. That psu has around 23a on the +12v rail, plenty for an 7800gs.

 

[watchyourbaK]

thanks alot... i just bought one of those cards nd thought......... crap does me psu have enough juice on its 12V rails!!!

any other points of view will be greatly appreciated

 

[doolittle]

I also think it will work out just fine.

The one thing about calculating your max power requirements, I have found it is an unattainable number since all your components will not be running at 100% simutaneously. According to the manufacturer's specs (pdf link) this unit is rated at +12v@15A per rail continuous within the ATX spec (page 5 and 6) under various load conditions. Max / peak values are undoubtedly higher.

 

[watchyourbaK]

cheers for the help guys. i think the psu will manage after looking around on other forums..

if i recive any instability i will unplug me 2nd Hdd and see if that helps i reckon.

cheers