Am I reading this correct-Total Power Draw for 8800 GT Sys 230 W?

[jamesrwright]

Am I reading this correctly? Reason is I have a 425 W Power supply..I want to get an 8800 GT-a friend of a friend is selling his card since he is starting grad school. I know minimum power supply is 400 W..I have that covered..but I don't like to live that close to the edge..if max power consumption under 3D conditions is even 320 or below..I will feel safe..So am I reading it correctly? It is a quality power supply.

This was the setup for the test

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (3 GHz)
Motherboard Asus P5K3 Deluxe
Memory Kingston 2 x 1024 MB setup in DDR-3 800 5-5-5-15-21
Hard Drive

 

[dirtmountain]

You're reading it right and yes, your power supply will handle a 8800GT easily.

 

[jamesrwright]

I am confused though.,.I see people on the forum having trouble with a 8800 GT 425 W power supply. Why would they be having trouble? I just don't want to throw $100 down the drain.

 

[Pharo Surreal]

You're reading it right and yes, your power supply will handle a 8800GT easily.

Not exactly,

If he is an occasional game player his power supply lifespan would be like a year or 2 with a 425W PSU.

The Max power is 425 but you don't want your power supply that has a max power of 425 struggling every time you use it it will not live long.

Your E6850 uses little power which is good but still, i would say get a 480- 500 watt at the least

 

[kpo6969]

I am confused though.,.I see people on the forum having trouble with a 8800 GT 425 W power supply. Why would they be having trouble? I just don't want to throw $100 down the drain.

It's not just about watts, you need the amps on the 12v.
An 8800GT should have a 24-26amp psu to be ok.

 

[jamesrwright]

Sorry I am a dumbass..
I was reading the wrong part of the power supply
It's 550 Watt

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8763457&st=Power+Supply&lp=4&type=product&cp=1&id=1203815240920

I may try to get something a little more powerful like a 4870..
It could handle it right?

Jim

 

[EXT64]

I'm running a 4850 on a fairly poor 550W power supply. The 4870 does use a good 40-50W more though. I don't know much about the quality of BFG PSes (quality makes a huge difference. My 550W can't actually supply 550W like a high quality PCP&C could).