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goonting   01-18-2008 at 01:14:31 PM

Will my powersupply be able to handle Radeon HD3870 with reference Heatsink and fan?

Shuttle SB81P

AC Input
100 - 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz

+12V = 3.5A rest of components

+12Vsb A = 17A (exclusive for video card use) Max power:204W

+12Vsb B = 17A Max power: 204W

Total Power
350W

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goonting   01-18-2008 at 01:17:26 PM
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http://www.silentpcreview.com/article229-page3.html

for reference of my shuttle xpc. I plan to get another computer this year. And transfer the video card later on. and make the XPC just for entertainment use for whole family.

------------------------------ Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz Shuttle XPC SB81P(intel 915G)
Patriot Dual Channel 2GB DDR400: Raid0 640GB 2pc WD3200AAJS
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD3870 PCS 512MB DDR4
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closed_deal   01-18-2008 at 03:18:57 PM
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It really depends if you have a really low power CPU because that card draws a lot of power at full load almost 190W. But then you have a dedicated 200W gfx cable so you maybe ok. It's a mild risk but the main concern would be airflow because the card gets hot unless you use RivaTuner or ATITool to set the fans speed to actually cool it down.

This link may help:
http://www.hexus.net/content/item. [...] 15&page=13

------------------------------ E8400 CO @ 4.2ghz stable | 2x 2 GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 5-4-4-12 @ 933 | X2 74GB Raptor X RAID 0 | X-Fi Music | X2 3870's @ 850/2502 | P5E X38 | Hiper 880W | Lian Li A70B Modded | 3DMark06 @ 4.45Ghz 19698 | Vista 64bit | 24" Sam'y 245B | Wintercooled
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goonting   01-18-2008 at 04:03:06 PM
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Yep it says 204W max for each 12v rail. I know i got a PresHot Pentium 4 531. But the video card has exhaust too going out might help. 204W is still good i assume?

 

http://www.powercolor.com/Global/p [...] uctID=1633


Message edited by goonting on 01-18-2008 at 04:08:38 PM
------------------------------ Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz Shuttle XPC SB81P(intel 915G)
Patriot Dual Channel 2GB DDR400: Raid0 640GB 2pc WD3200AAJS
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD3870 PCS 512MB DDR4
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closed_deal   01-18-2008 at 04:24:01 PM
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Try using this link to see what your PreHot pumps out full load. you need idealy 50 W play because as you prob know the rated 350 W will lose Watts over the year etc...

http://newstuff.orcon.net.nz/wCalc.html

------------------------------ E8400 CO @ 4.2ghz stable | 2x 2 GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 5-4-4-12 @ 933 | X2 74GB Raptor X RAID 0 | X-Fi Music | X2 3870's @ 850/2502 | P5E X38 | Hiper 880W | Lian Li A70B Modded | 3DMark06 @ 4.45Ghz 19698 | Vista 64bit | 24" Sam'y 245B | Wintercooled
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goonting   01-20-2008 at 09:04:31 AM
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i got 76.48Watt result
3036Mhz
1.328Voltage
Case temp 46C
CPU temp 51C
Should be sufficient with 2 12V rails of 17A each? I be getting the card this week. Support says it supports even Geforce 7800GTX in Shuttle's page. AT the moment i cant afford buying a new computer.

------------------------------ Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz Shuttle XPC SB81P(intel 915G)
Patriot Dual Channel 2GB DDR400: Raid0 640GB 2pc WD3200AAJS
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD3870 PCS 512MB DDR4
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closed_deal   01-20-2008 at 01:03:50 PM
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Just whipped one of my gfx boxes out of storage, it says 38 Amps or greater. With reference to this:

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/ [...] ew/11.html

And the fact you said it's supports the 7800GTX i would say it'll be ok as the 3870 is more power efficient. Sounds like your onto a winner ;). Good luck with the card, that shuttles going to have a massive wake-up call :p.

------------------------------ E8400 CO @ 4.2ghz stable | 2x 2 GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 5-4-4-12 @ 933 | X2 74GB Raptor X RAID 0 | X-Fi Music | X2 3870's @ 850/2502 | P5E X38 | Hiper 880W | Lian Li A70B Modded | 3DMark06 @ 4.45Ghz 19698 | Vista 64bit | 24" Sam'y 245B | Wintercooled
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goonting   01-20-2008 at 01:30:00 PM
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YEP its last upgrade before i buy a new computer this year. I had my eyes on an AMD this year. The card arrives Monday or Tuesday from Manila. it cost Php 10,500.00 or roughly $257.00 with shipping already. Now All i have to do is save for a computer. I was thinking buying it from new egg. But its actually cheaper now here in our country. It's a miracle. I used to buy parts from U.S. because its cheaper.

its mentioned in Shuttle.
PCI-E nVidia Leadtek PX7800 GTX TDH 256MB
.If want use the nVidia 7800 VGA card,please remove the original fan duct. That will be no problem on thermal performance. 2.The nVidia 7800 VGA card requires a 6-pin power connectors,For the SB81P,will require to use power converter (supply with 7800) which takes up two 4-pin power connector.

------------------------------ Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz Shuttle XPC SB81P(intel 915G)
Patriot Dual Channel 2GB DDR400: Raid0 640GB 2pc WD3200AAJS
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD3870 PCS 512MB DDR4
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