Hello!
I've got kind of a noob question . I'm getting a couple different answers about my PSU. I'm wanting to get a BFG GTX260 OC2. On there webite it says it requires a: 525W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Extreme QX9650 processor). I have an Antec Neopower blue 650W psu with three 12v rails at +19. If you add those you get 57 of course just curious if it works that way.
Some people say you can add all three together for total some say you can't. I just need a clarification since psu jargon is still a little new to me. Here is my system specs: Asus P5E, Q6600, 2 7,200 HDs, 8 gigs ram(ddr2 800), currently and EVGA 8600gt, and one combo drive. Any help clarifing wether I can use my PSU or not would be most helpful. Thanks
Max on that PSU is 52amps on 12v rail I believe. you should be fine with that one. Of course you can only use 19amps per rail. Most PSU's with multiple rails have a primary 12 volt section then break them into different rails, so you cant really just add all the rails together to get total amps but usually its close I believe.
yes its me i got a q6600 3.0ghz with 2 gtx 260 in sli (oc 714/1230 now) with no problem even more overhead left to oc. ur fine buddy the psu u have is good.
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Unfortunately, due to a lot of poorly constructed power supplies, specs tend to be inflated on required wattage/amperage.
You *cannot* simply add the rails together to get total amperage. What you want to do is find out the total amperage of the 12V rails taken together. The easiest way to do this is to look at the sticker:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Show [...] wer+Supply
The sticker clearly states that it supports 624W on the 12V lines, or 52A.
Interesting... just had a post on this under the Nvidia subsection about the Antec NeoPower 480W and the BFG GTX260... People seem split on that one... :\
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