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Orgazia

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12-19-2007 at 07:05:59 PM

My friend gave me two (8500GT's SLI) and i want to try them. My question is what kind of power supply would be enough to run them??

This is my rig
CPU: DualCore AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+
Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI premium
Video Card: 7600GT 256 mb, pci-e
HD: SATA 160 GB
HD: ATA 40 GB

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chookman

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12-19-2007 at 11:56:33 PM

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What have you currently got... They wont need much juice as the are a low end card... youll even find that they arent real good in performance either

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12-20-2007 at 12:26:15 AM

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Pretty much anything 400W and over.

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12-20-2007 at 12:28:13 AM

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They are only 80W peak, about 6.5A each. A good name 420W PSU should be fine, not a $50 no-name jobby!

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12-20-2007 at 12:56:00 AM

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Orgazia wrote :

You left out your PSU... Since that's what you enquired about, don't you think that's a bit that has some import to the topic?

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12-20-2007 at 01:34:01 AM

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Just grab a Corsair 520, it should last you a while...

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12-20-2007 at 08:05:58 AM

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croc wrote :

You left out your PSU... Since that's what you enquired about, don't you think that's a bit that has some import to the topic?

Ohh.. shoot, forgot about it lol
well, my power supply is some piss of s*** called Optimax 550W (link for that):
http://www.cancomputer.com/index.php?sku=2992

As i understand its a generic PSU.

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12-20-2007 at 08:37:53 AM

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Wow that's an Optimax?... Never heard of them. Based on this info on the website and the $36 cost I say dump it before it blows up your system.

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An affordable 550W Power Supply Unit with two cooling fans.

Try one of these, Newegg links for convienience.

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 12V @ 41A
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 12V @ 40A
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 12V @ 33A

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12-20-2007 at 08:44:50 AM

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As far as i concern, newegg don't ship to Canada.

So what do u think about this one?
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] CatId=2036

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12-20-2007 at 08:51:53 AM

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I said Newegg links for convenience, that is my convenience not yours. In other words look for those PSUs on a website that you like.

Nope, the Ultra is a tier 4. See Official XS Tiered PSU Manufacturer Brand Listing Phase III.

Try this Corsair VX450W 450-Watt. It's not on the list but it is good. See this review VX450W.

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12-20-2007 at 09:02:07 AM

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The PSU is decent but Tiger Direct tends to be more expensive than other companies. I am American so I'm not totally sure of the best deals in Canada but I have seen positive remarks on NCIX and other's so I would shop around a little to find the best price. Ultra is ok but I would go with FSP, PC P&C, Seasonic, Corsair, Thermaltake (Toughpower), OCZ or Antec instead.

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12-20-2007 at 09:05:27 AM

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Here you go, NCIX.com - Antec Earthwatts 430W. It's cheap and will do the job. I believe it is Seasonic built, at least the 500W Earthwatts is. Here is a review of it's bigger brother the Antec EarthWatts EA-500 500W. It scored well.

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