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0mg_1ts_m3   10-03-2008 at 01:05:09 AM

for a single evga 9800gtx, do i need a big power supply or could i get just a 500watt or 600watt?
the cpu im gonna use is an athlon x2 5600+ 2.8ghz.
So is a 500 watt power supply high enough or will a 600watt do the job?

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dagger   10-03-2008 at 01:24:28 AM
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0mg_1ts_m3 wrote :

for a single evga 9800gtx, do i need a big power supply or could i get just a 500watt or 600watt?
the cpu im gonna use is an athlon x2 5600+ 2.8ghz.
So is a 500 watt power supply high enough or will a 600watt do the job?



500w is more than enough.
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pauldh   10-03-2008 at 01:29:42 AM
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I'd worry less about the watts and more about the quality of the PSU and the +12v power it supplies. An affordable Antec Earthwatts 430W has more 12v (30 amps) than many generic 500W. I am running an HD4850 with that PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371006

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invisik   10-03-2008 at 02:23:36 AM
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A good 400w+ psu would do the trick.

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