Will an ea650 psu run my 9800gt or 8800gt??

[patrick27]

It says that the 12v is 26, but there are multiple rails and they add up to 48 i think..will this work?

 

[indigoataxia]

It says that the 12v is 26, but there are multiple rails and they add up to 48 i think..will this work?

Easily. It really depends on the rest of your system however I have a 8800GT running on a EA380 just fine.

 

[patrick27]

Sorry about the lack of info. Im not loading up the computer. No sli or anything. Quad core, one vid card, 1 hdd, 1 dvd drive, and a wifi card. Basic gaming computer really.

 

[Proximon]

Yep EA650 is overkill. It's a quality part however, so a fine choice.

A Corsair 450VX or 550VX would work as well.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

+1 what Proximon said.

 

[Proximon]

And you don't actually add the rails to get the total amps. Those are just individual line limits.

If you look on the label you will see that the combined load on the 3 12V rails is 540W. Volts x amps equal wattage. So, divide 540 by 12V to get the max amps... 45 in this case.

 

[gkay09]

You will be able to run 9800GT SLI with that ...

 

[patrick27]

Thnaks guys. This is my first build in like 7 years so im trying to catch up. THe 9800gt 12v needs a 26a..the one on my psu (ea650) said it had 25a on one of the 12v rails..didnt know if it mattered that i had multiple rails or not.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The new version of the Antec Earthwatts EA650 received a very good review over at jonnyGURU.com:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=110

 

[patrick27]

Ok so will i have to hook up more than 1 12v rail to the video card since the highest single rail is 25a and the card needs 26a?

 

[Proximon]

No some of the power comes from the slot You'll be fine. The 26A is really the entire system. Your card actually needs something closer to 10