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yasmas3   02-16-2009 at 11:42:17 PM

Hi!

i just bought an "ADVANCE PC POWER SUPPLY ATX-5000 - 480W" i havnt open yet becouse i dont know if it vill run the sapphire HD 4850

the power supply is a cheap made bad quality power supply which costed $20 so its a pretty cheap one :bounce: i heard that u need a 650w+ power supply if its one of those cheap bad quality :cry: should i go get my money back and buy a new one which is better or is this *noob* power supply good enough?


PLEASE REPLY PLEASE !!!!! ;(

my system is :

Advance PC kabinet 8808GM GAMMA

SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY Radeon HD 4850 - Dual Slot - 512 Mb GDDR3

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-DS4 - Socket AM2+ - Chipset AMD 790X + SB600 - ATX

Corsair PC hukommelse DHX XMS2 Twin2X Matched 2x1024 Mo DDR2 SDRAM CL5 PC2-6400

AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 - 2.7 GHz, Cache L3 2 MB Socket AM2+ (Black Edition)

Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 - 250 GB - 7200 RPM - 16 MB - SATA-300

Burner ?? who cares



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meodowla   02-17-2009 at 12:39:16 AM
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I think you should go for something better..

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chookman   02-17-2009 at 12:55:58 AM
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Depending on its ratings it will more than likely power your rig... but why not buy a decent PSU to start with... you dont go and buy $1000 worth of computer and power it with a $20 psu.

IMO go back get your money back and buy something better Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, PCP&C

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zipzoomflyhigh   02-17-2009 at 02:03:40 AM
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Whats important is how many amps it has on the +12v rail/s.

Likely its enough to power your pc. I'd try it at least.

------------------------------ P965/Q6700@3.2 8MB HD4850 OC Edition
4GB Corsair XMS 800
Vista64/Win7
Fatality 550w/Antec 300
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kingkongva   03-08-2009 at 01:20:41 PM
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i also have a problem with my pc, computer randomly crash when you wake up the computer from sleep mode. i could hear the noise from the his radeon hd 4850 start up and second later, blue screen. doesnt happen all the time. i am not sure if it is a power supply or a bad graphic card
my current set up
intel q9300 oc to 3.2 ghz
ocz 500 watts power supply
8gb ram
his hd radeon 4850
vista 64 bit
i ran prime 95
mem test , furmark etc.. all passed
here is the spec on ocz power supply
http://www.ocztechnology.com/drivers/500wchart.JPG

http://www.ocztechnology.com/produ [...] wer_supply

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   03-08-2009 at 04:29:37 PM
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One 4850 video card uses 110 watts and 10 amps at full load.

The Advance 480 is rated at 20 amps. It is a low quality psu of questionable value.

As chookman already mentioned you would be better off with a high quality power supply such as Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, or Seasonic. They are all high quality psu's that are very stable and reliable.

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Lozza81   03-13-2009 at 04:30:16 AM
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Never skimp money on your PSU. It is one the most important components to always spend as much money on as you can!

I would also add Enermax PSU's to JohnnuLucky's list as they too a very high quality.

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Ozzy55   03-14-2009 at 07:11:19 PM
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I'll second that. I've made a lot of mistakes over the years, but the biggest one was trying to save money by putting in a cheap power supply. It fried almost everything of value in my computer. Some savings, right?

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