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Would this PSU will be enough for the XFX Radeon HD 4830 Video Card - 512MB DDR3

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mrt2323   02-15-2009 at 02:55:50 AM

XFX radeon HD 4830 requirements recommend a 450 watt power supply and a 75 watt 6-pin connector.
I'm not sure if my power supply can handle this card. My PSU is http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalo [...] ode=PO0585
Ty and I hope My PSU is enough.

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Bronze CPUs badge GhislainG   02-15-2009 at 04:51:05 AM
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It should be enough.

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   02-15-2009 at 05:53:27 AM
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In theory it should be enough. There's quite a bit of technical information missing on that product page. I couldn't help but notice the psu only comes with a one year warranty. A high quality, stable, reliable power supply should come with a five year warranty.

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theAnimal   02-15-2009 at 07:45:33 AM
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mrt2323 wrote :

XFX radeon HD 4830 requirements recommend a 450 watt power supply and a 75 watt 6-pin connector.
I'm not sure if my power supply can handle this card. My PSU is http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalo [...] ode=PO0585
Ty and I hope My PSU is enough.



What are the rest of your specs? How many amps does the PSU list under 12V?

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Shadow703793   02-15-2009 at 04:57:40 PM
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A few things to remember:

1. That PSU is a no name brand.

2. W = A*V

3. We do not know the breakdown of the amps on the +12 rail or if the wattage rating is the MAX output.

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My recommendations:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6817341010
OCZ OCZ StealthXStream 600W

This PSU is much better quality and has the needed amps on the +12 rail.

Get a quality PSU from Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Antec, OCZ.

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Shadow703793   02-15-2009 at 05:47:54 PM
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^ Ok, the PSU seems to have the Amps, but it's still a no name brand.

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chookman   02-16-2009 at 02:07:26 AM
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And it looks ugly

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jtt283   02-16-2009 at 05:19:47 AM
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Not sure. It's been years since I risked a system on a no-name PSU like that. Trouble is, just about every competent technical review (e.g. jonnyguru, hardocp, hardwaresecrets) I've read on them features escaping magic blue smoke, some on as low as a 60% load.

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chookman   02-16-2009 at 07:49:15 AM
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Death of a Gutless Wonder on Jonny

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.p [...] y&reid=123

Think thats what jtt283 is referring too

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jtt283   02-16-2009 at 08:10:22 AM
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That's one of 'em, yeah, but there are lots of others. Anyone still have a link to that video of those four Raidmax "500W" PSUs all blowing chunks at 375W?

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jtt283   02-16-2009 at 03:12:30 PM
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Hmmm, that might have been it. I thought there were four of them, but oh well. I think the point was made.

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chookman   02-17-2009 at 01:50:09 AM
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^ thats the one ive been trying to find for ages DellUser1 thanks for putting me at ease

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