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rynhrst   06-13-2008 at 05:54:05 AM

Ok I am going to purchase one of these 2 cards. I would rather have the 3850 but my psu is a 430w Thermaltake with 12v@18A so im not sure if this will sufice. I have received several conflicting reports from diffrent sites on this subject. If my psu is not big enough will a 2650 be a decent card for moderate gaming?


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njalterio   06-13-2008 at 06:05:57 AM
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Go with the 3850. That Thermaltake 430W is a pretty good powersupply, and as long as you do not have any crazy overclocks right now you should be able to handle the card.


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rynhrst   06-13-2008 at 06:08:16 AM
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I have no OC at all and im running an Athlon X2 4400, and 2 gig of ram, 2 optical drives, and 300 Gig hd

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njalterio   06-13-2008 at 06:08:58 AM
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Is the 300 GB hard drive the new Velociraptor by any chance?

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njalterio   06-13-2008 at 06:10:53 AM
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The 3850 will definitely be fine then.

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njalterio   06-13-2008 at 06:16:15 AM
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Here is a pretty handy power supply calculator. It verifies what I said. According to this, you would need 226 watts. (Although I would round that up to 300 watts because power supplies are not always accurate). Your 430 Watt will be good.


http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

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rynhrst   06-13-2008 at 01:27:58 PM
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Thanks for your help. I will be getting the 3850 today.

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