antec trio 650 and gtx280?!?!?!?!?!

[thegibbler]

i have the antec truepower trio 650 watt and i was wondering if it would work with the EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX 280 Superclocked 621MHZ 1024MB 2.268GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card

thanks for any help

 

[pcgamer12]

Wait until card comes out with power requirement specs. Besides, according to reviews, you need a 700w PSU, but you may be able to get away with 650w if it has enough amps on the 12v rail(s). SLi GTX 280 requires a certified 1200w PSU, and a Tri-SLi requires a nuclear power supply. A 1000w OCZ PowerStream couldn't SLi 2 of them. Hopefully you won't need to upgrade if you will buy that card.

 

[thegibbler]

im prety sure that the minimum is 600 wats for one but i was wondering if it had the right contecters like the 6 and 8 pin ..... i know i have the power suply and there are 2 cables that say pci E and one is 6 pin and one is 6 pin but it has 2 pinsthat are ... detachable or somthing... soo basicly is that what i would need to run this card


oh and this site says that it needs 600 watt power supplie
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30561&vpn=01G%2DP3%2D1282%2DAR&manufacture=eVGA

 

[pcgamer12]

I think your PSU will handle it then, provided you got the amps on your 12v rail, that's also important. Good thing you have the 6pin and the 6+2 pin connectors.

 

[thegibbler]

the 6+2 will work for the 8 pin that is needed right and thank you for all the help

 

[thegibbler]

well it turns out that my power suply has 19 amps and i need 28 but once again thanks for all of the help

 

[pcgamer12]

No problem dude!

 

[pcgamer12]

Is your PSU this one? Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 650W ATX12V Power Supply with Three 12V Rails 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB - Retail I think it is, and if it is, you have 3 12v rails that each have 19Amps, so you have a total of 57Amps, you should be good.

 

[pcgamer12]

Some PSU have multiple rails. My Antec NeoHE 430w has 3 12v rails @ 16amps each. But I can safely run a 8800GT that requires about 20-22amps.

 

[thegibbler]

yeah thats mine.. soo it would work then? cause that would be great not needing a new power suply??
soo it does work?

 

[JDocs]

I know this is a bit off topic but the standard GTX280 is 600mhz so I hope you ain't paying a premium for your extra 21mhz.

I'm not sure what the pricing in your country is but perhaps you should consider the Asus GTX280 TOP. 670mhz core and I doubt it'd cost that much more.

 

[quantumsheep]

Don't worry - you'll be fine with that PSU.