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Seems today to be a popular question with your little dream build when your thought process finally gets to, "Oh Yeah, I also need a power supply?"
Today your P/S needs to be in the beginning planning stage not the end, in days of old it didn't matter, Watts was the thing, if you had a 350W P/S you were bad to the bone and had way more power than you needed.
Today performance video cards laugh at 350W P/Ss, so for you guys that suddenly need an answer to that burning question, "What P/S do I need for all this build I'm ordering?", maybe this post will help you.
For you to be on the safe side will require a little research on your own and video card wise what you put in that machine determines how much power is needed to run it.
Research your video cards requirements if the video card requires 20A 12v rail, get a power supply that will supply that power, if your video card requires 26A 12v rail, get a P/S that supplies what it needs.
You will then discover that the P/S that supplies the proper 12v rail amperage also covers the required wattage you need to power your system! Amazing!
You can find the recommended requirements listed either at the video card manufacturers website, or Newegg under Specifications, System Requirements, Newegg usually will list the exact requirements for the particular brand video card you're considering getting.
When it comes to an SLI or Crossfire setup your P/S choice is even more critical, and you need the power to push those cards and thats not the time to be scrimping with what you're hoping you can get by with.
When it comes to SLI or Crossfire I've learned the hard way that a Single 12v rail P/S design is the way to go, supplying enough amperage for both cards.
When the final choice is made of the P/S you're going to purchase take these things into consideration and be prepared to spend more on your P/S than the deal you were hoping to squeeze into the budget, and get yourself a P/S rated to handle what your system needs.
So later down the road when other systems are failing yours will be running just fine, and get yourself a P/S from a company that has been producing, and specializing in P/Ss all along, not a company jumping on the P/S bandwagon, that doesn't make the P/Ss themselves, and have direct control over quality control.
Take these things into consideration so you can make a decision that you won't regret later, that could in the end cost way more than you tried to save! Ryan
Today your P/S needs to be in the beginning planning stage not the end, in days of old it didn't matter, Watts was the thing, if you had a 350W P/S you were bad to the bone and had way more power than you needed.
Today performance video cards laugh at 350W P/Ss, so for you guys that suddenly need an answer to that burning question, "What P/S do I need for all this build I'm ordering?", maybe this post will help you.
For you to be on the safe side will require a little research on your own and video card wise what you put in that machine determines how much power is needed to run it.
Research your video cards requirements if the video card requires 20A 12v rail, get a power supply that will supply that power, if your video card requires 26A 12v rail, get a P/S that supplies what it needs.
You will then discover that the P/S that supplies the proper 12v rail amperage also covers the required wattage you need to power your system! Amazing!
You can find the recommended requirements listed either at the video card manufacturers website, or Newegg under Specifications, System Requirements, Newegg usually will list the exact requirements for the particular brand video card you're considering getting.
When it comes to an SLI or Crossfire setup your P/S choice is even more critical, and you need the power to push those cards and thats not the time to be scrimping with what you're hoping you can get by with.
When it comes to SLI or Crossfire I've learned the hard way that a Single 12v rail P/S design is the way to go, supplying enough amperage for both cards.
When the final choice is made of the P/S you're going to purchase take these things into consideration and be prepared to spend more on your P/S than the deal you were hoping to squeeze into the budget, and get yourself a P/S rated to handle what your system needs.
So later down the road when other systems are failing yours will be running just fine, and get yourself a P/S from a company that has been producing, and specializing in P/Ss all along, not a company jumping on the P/S bandwagon, that doesn't make the P/Ss themselves, and have direct control over quality control.
Take these things into consideration so you can make a decision that you won't regret later, that could in the end cost way more than you tried to save! Ryan
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