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Graphics Card VS Power Supply

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October 3, 2008 10:37:43 AM

I'm just curious... this may be a silly question though I wouldn't mind getting someone elses opinion on it. I'm buying the Nvidia BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512MB as my graphics card( don't need much better for what I want)


http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B2D7ADAC57314A0E6AE14C8FFF06734FE9F6D6557696315E0B532FD7C738E42DDD5B3EC578E3BC6C6686900CEC7160564BF039152C040594246F00457F98987CAB8E0B51377D67EB42F482935D40A7ED1D14CEDCB0A0365B490B3731A1E468E247245D954F03E4E09166BB66987BFC13E8&sku_id=0665000FS10109880&catid=25617&test%5Fcookie=1


It says that the graphics card requires at least 475 watts of power supply. My question is , would the graphics card preforme better if i had 700watts of power supply compared to a 500 watt which is close to what it recomends. Or i guess not really preforme better since the graphoics card is what it is. But would there be any benefits with going with a larger power source for the video card other than just allowing for future upgrades?


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October 3, 2008 5:10:13 PM

What brand and model of PSU do you have now? If it's a cheap one, it may claim to be 500W but only be good for 350W, or it may not have enough of that power available on the +12V rail(s).
JOdrummerSH makes a very good point. A cheap PSU, when stressed, is very likely to provide erratic outputs as it croaks, rather than simply shutting down cleanly; i.e. it may not care to die alone.
October 4, 2008 9:24:56 PM

Oh wow thanks for the info guys :)  , ill be definably keeping all of that in mind. And as for what computer I have, I dont have one atm. The one I'm on right now is not that one im going to upgrade. Im going to buy a new one or well I know building one would be much better. But ill keep all of that in mind when I get one.
October 10, 2008 7:33:44 AM

I have a question I'd like to add. If a graphics card requires a minimum such as that, is that minimum doubled if I SLI or Crossfire them?
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