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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817182032

Its a Rosewill 600w PSU, with two 12v rails at 19 amps each. Its SLi Supported, so if it can power two gpus, it can do one 2900Pro right?

Does it make any difference that this PSU only has 2 6-pin PCI-E connectors, and the 2900 needs 1 six-pin and 1 eight-pin?

I assume its better than m 450w PSU, with two 12v rails at 20 amps each? :P

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That PSU is a horrible choice, even though it technically can, I would go for better units. Remember it's also important the PSU quality and stability, it's pointless to have an unstable, but powerful enough unit.

My two suggestions:

Antec NeoHE 500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply 100Vac to 240Vac +/- 10% UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] eoHE%2b500

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ir%2b520HX

Both are high quality units manufactured by Seasonic, and BOTH output more current than the Rosewill that you chose. And the only feature that you cannot make use if you don't have an 8pin PCI-E connector is the overdrive feature, which allows for more power for overclocking the card even more.

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Reply to emp

I just ordered this for my new hd 2900 build:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817814005
it should handle the card nicely.

Reply to 08nwsula

I should have mentioned how tight my budget is. :P

$100 for a Power supply is a bit too much right now, but I suppose I could wait a little bit.

Oh, and the 2900 comes with a 4-pin Molex to 8 pin PCI-E connector, I should have asked if that would work just fine. :P

If anything, there was a nice OCZ PSU I liked for $90.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010

Reply to kingoftherings
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The only OCZ units I would recommend are the GameXStream series, the rest are less than stellar. Don't tell me you can fork out $90 for a Tier 4 unit, yet you can't afford a $100 for a Tier 2 unit? Don't be fooled by wattage, it's just like clockspeed on processors, you cannot judge a unit just because it has high wattage.

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Message edited by emp on 10-04-2007 at 05:18:39 AM
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emp wrote :

The only OCZ units I would recommend are the GameXStream series, the rest are less than stellar. Don't tell me you can fork out $90 for a Tier 4 unit, yet you can't afford a $100 for a Tier 2 unit? Don't be fooled by wattage, it's just like clockspeed on processors, you cannot judge a unit just because it has high wattage.


Actually my budget is really tight, I can't fork out $90 for the OCZ either. :D

I don't want to wait for my next pay day either. :(

Reply to kingoftherings
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I honestly suggest you do if you can't afford a decent unit, the HD 2900 Pro is right about on par on the GTX (Maybe slightly less) as far as power consumption goes, and when running these high end cards I wouldn't recommend anyone skimping on the PSU, you might find that you'll regret it in the future when the PSU dies, and believe me when I say, cheap PSUs don't die alone, usually taking a part of your system.

The question you have to ask yourself is, are you willing to take a chance on your PC just because you wouldn't pay $30 more on a better unit, or would you rather pay a bit more and have a good unit that'll take anything.

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emp wrote :

I honestly suggest you do if you can't afford a decent unit, the HD 2900 Pro is right about on par on the GTX (Maybe slightly less) as far as power consumption goes, and when running these high end cards I wouldn't recommend anyone skimping on the PSU, you might find that you'll regret it in the future when the PSU dies, and believe me when I say, cheap PSUs don't die alone, usually taking a part of your system.

The question you have to ask yourself is, are you willing to take a chance on your PC just because you wouldn't pay $30 more on a better unit, or would you rather pay a bit more and have a good unit that'll take anything.

I see what your saying.

Maybe an 8800GTS 320mb uses significantly less power? Although, thats about $20 more anyway. >_>

Reply to kingoftherings
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Yes, the GTS consumes considerably less power, but I would still look for a quality unit to power it.

Under load consumption:

GTS consumes 103W
GTS 640 Consumes 106W
GTX consumes 132W
2900XT 512 consumes 161W
2900Pro 512 consumes 128W

According to this http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums [...] c=7&t=9354

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For less than the cost of the first PSU you listed a Corsair VX 450W PSU $71 +$9 shipping plus $19 in rebates @ ClubIT. Corsair VX 450 $79 + $9 shipping and $10 rebate @ Newegg.
It will get the job done without a doubt.

 

Reply to WR2
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I just Googled it and you need a minimum of 550W for the 2900. I 100% agree with EMP DON'T skimp on your PSU wait and buy a good unit, don't for for the GTS either please wait until you've got the cash othewise you'll always regret it. I'm running a 7800GS+ Golden Sample and it requires a minimum 450W unit. I bought one which was a Colorsit 500W unit which cost me about £25.00 and I played Quake 4 for about 3mins until my PC just re-booted itself, so I tried again and the same thing happened. After exhausting everything, drivers, virus's etc I found it was my crappy PSU so I bought an AKASA 550W unit costing £75.00 and have never had a problem since. Also there is enough juice in it if I want to overclock etc.

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Reply to kkkk1
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The box says 550w power supply, but my 450 watt antec is doing the job just fine. I think those recommendations are just for people that have a crappy computer/cheapo power supply that doesn't actually put out the power it's rated at. Any halfway decent brand of power supply over 400-450 watts will get the job done. People buying 700+ watt supplies are wasting their money unless it's for crossfire and massive overclocking. Just look at the stats. Your card is drawing 160 watts even if you OC it to XT speeds. Then, your cpu maybe draws 100-110 watts if that's OC'd too. Now you have another 150 watts to throw around for all the smaller power consuming parts. Depends if you have a lot of Hard drives and a pci soundcard, etc... too. I only have 2 HD's and onboard sound, so the only other things that need powered are my mouse and keyboard.

Reply to ryanjm
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Corsair 450w is plenty for 2900pro. It'll power a 8800 GTX. Just don't expect to SLI it, which I would SLI anyway it's overrated.
$75 shipped - $20 MIR = $55!
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Reply to lunyone

Ok, I think I'm going to take the plunge and get an HD 2900 pro tomorrow. I have a 600W OCZ GamesExtreme PSU, which will be powering two SATA 7,000rpm drives, one DVD-RW drive, 2 gb of OCZ PC 2 6400 memory (once I get it back from RMA), and a e6750, which I want overclock to 3.0 ghz. Is the 600W enough? I'm a little worried since the specs say this card needs a 550W power supply, and the one I have is not much above that. However, there is a good chance that once the 2950s come out I may sell the 2900 I'll be getting in favor of the new hopefully less power hungry cards.

Reply to San Pedro
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If your going to skimp on the psu get the Corsair 450. At least it has 33amps. I don't think you can do much better for the price.

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