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can my psu run 4850?

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Anonymous   08-03-2008 at 09:14:00 PM

bought an HP D5000t couple weeks ago and it has a psu of 460 Watts Max Output, 12Va 16, 12Vb 15, 12Vc 8 something like that. It also says 12Va 12Vb 12Vc cannot exceed 365 or 380 Watts. i was wondering if it can run the ati 4850 without having any problem or bottlenecking.

My specs are
Q9300
3gb Memory
and basic stuff

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doomsdaydave11   08-03-2008 at 09:32:09 PM
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You should be able to run it without too much trouble, that is, unless you have a turbine in your computer, or 12 hard drives.

------------------------------ E8400 3.6Ghz | 4GB DDR2-800 | HD4870 | 780GB HDD Space | VX550W | WinXP | Win7-64 | Ubuntu Studio 8.10

 

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aevm   08-03-2008 at 09:48:21 PM
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+1

 

The minimum recommendation is 32A (384W). Your PSU is cutting it VERY close. It should work if the rest of the system is minimal.


Message edited by aevm on 08-03-2008 at 09:49:18 PM
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Anonymous   08-03-2008 at 10:00:52 PM
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its not gonna damage my computer will it?

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aevm   08-03-2008 at 10:22:07 PM
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Well, a PSU close to max load is less efficient, so you'll get more heat in the case, which will lower the lifetime of the various parts. It's not a major issue, if your case has good cooling.

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fatty35   08-03-2008 at 10:24:57 PM
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I surrgest buying a nice psu such as sum thing in the Antec Earthwatts series.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371007

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Kari   08-03-2008 at 11:12:42 PM
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I think it should work just fine, those manufacturers recommendations are very careful and played safe to avoid any legal problems or something so I'd bet the actual energy usage of a 'normal' system wouldn't be anywhere near the quoted 32A...

edit
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/har [...] view.ars/7
load 203 watts for whole system, with 3GHz quad...


Message edited by Kari on 08-03-2008 at 11:17:41 PM
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