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Should 4850/4870 work with Antec SmartPower 400w?

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chooch   09-21-2008 at 12:51:02 AM

Hey guys,
I just want to know if I will be able to upgrade sometime...
thanks.

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djcoolmasterx   09-21-2008 at 01:37:18 AM
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The 4850 "450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended"


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erocker   09-21-2008 at 01:45:17 AM
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I wouldn't trust an Antec Smartpower to power anything.

------------------------------ E8600, Rampage Formula, aXeRam DDR2 1200, GTX260/216
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invisik   09-21-2008 at 02:08:30 AM
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it might work. wats the rest of ur rig?

------------------------------ intel core 2 quad q6600 @3.2ghz msi p6n diamond (X-FI Extreme sound) 6gig of OCZ+CoRSAIR oc 900mhz Nvidia gtx 260 sli @ 730/1465/1250
Lite-On Blue-ray Western Digital 7200rpm 500gb Antec 500 Earthwatt Window vista 64-bit
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chooch   09-21-2008 at 02:01:40 PM
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E4400 @ 2.4 GHZ (I don't mind to return to stock), 2 Sticks of 1 GB DDR2 800mhz, 1 Sata DVD-RW, 1 IDE CD-RW, 2 Sata HDs (250 and 160 GB), Creative X-Fi platinum.
I googled and read that 4850 takes 22 amps.
These are my PSU Specs: http://www.antec.com/specs/SP400_spe.html

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invisik   09-21-2008 at 02:33:59 PM
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yup it should work fine. i think ur fine with the oc.

------------------------------ intel core 2 quad q6600 @3.2ghz msi p6n diamond (X-FI Extreme sound) 6gig of OCZ+CoRSAIR oc 900mhz Nvidia gtx 260 sli @ 730/1465/1250
Lite-On Blue-ray Western Digital 7200rpm 500gb Antec 500 Earthwatt Window vista 64-bit
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chooch   09-22-2008 at 12:04:53 AM
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How can I be sure? besides the info which I googled. How much amps should the cpu use?
Which rail does it use? 12v?

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