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raybob95   04-18-2009 at 03:11:46 AM

Supposedly this cheap 300W PSU can power a PC with 2 GTX 295s:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817104019

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spathotan   04-18-2009 at 03:30:49 AM
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It dosent even have the connectors for it.

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tman1   04-18-2009 at 03:46:30 AM
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Yes, it does have the connectors for it, and you should read the description better.
"Supplementary Power Supply" does not mean this is all you use, it means you use it in addition to your existing power supply.

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theAnimal   04-18-2009 at 03:57:41 AM
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tman1 wrote :

Yes, it does have the connectors for it, and you should read the description better.
"Supplementary Power Supply" does not mean this is all you use, it means you use it in addition to your existing power supply.



Last time I checked 2 6pin PCIe connectors was not sufficient for even a single GTX295.

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spathotan   04-18-2009 at 04:04:32 AM
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tman1 wrote :

Yes, it does have the connectors for it, and you should read the description better.
"Supplementary Power Supply" does not mean this is all you use, it means you use it in addition to your existing power supply.

 

No, it does not. And you should learn not to post anymore.

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Shadow703793   04-18-2009 at 04:06:37 AM
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^+1. You need a 6 pin AND a 8 pin.

See:
http://www.overclockersclub.com/vimages/gtx295/6.jpg
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gtx295/

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AKM880   04-18-2009 at 10:17:09 AM
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Looking at the GTX 295 is the surface sorta rubbery?

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Helloworld_98   04-18-2009 at 10:18:25 AM
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looks more shiny matte black to me.

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ChronoBodi   04-18-2009 at 01:24:25 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817104054

 

That's the same thing as above, except more expensive and has an 6+2 pin for powering heavy duty cards like the gtx 295.


Message edited by ChronoBodi on 04-18-2009 at 01:37:44 PM
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Xenonvector927   04-18-2009 at 04:35:34 PM
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Oh god, buying that would be a very bad idea. The reviews for it are crappy, and apparently the customer support is just as bad. Yeesh, what a waste of money...

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ChronoBodi   04-18-2009 at 08:12:10 PM
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what? dammit, i was considering that for a second... any good alternatives?

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mamw93   04-19-2009 at 05:24:00 AM
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Uner idle I bet it could but don't open a web page or anything. :)

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tman1   04-19-2009 at 06:09:59 AM
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ShadowFlash   04-19-2009 at 06:22:43 AM
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ChronoBodi wrote :

what? dammit, i was considering that for a second... any good alternatives?



http://www.thermaltake.com/product [...] ?827518312

Has 2ea. 6-pin AND 8-pin 450w and less than $100 US. It seems it could do 2x 295's. They Also have a 600w 2 5.25 bay one. I don't know of any reviews for them, but I'm considering one for my server/workstation machine, as I do not want to replace my hot-swap power supplies.

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megamanx00   04-19-2009 at 06:49:05 AM
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Well, if your PSU had two 6 pins (and you had the adapter for an 8pin) or 2 8 pins (usually in a 6+2 pin configuration), then you would use this to supplement the power on the other connectors. I suppose you could also use the 8 pin adapter on this. Anyway I will admit that it is a bit misleading since it can't actually power two such cards all on it's own.

Each card uses like 289w, and only 75W can come from the motherboards PCI-E slot, meaning the other 214W has to come from somewhere. Yeah that PSU booster can only give 300W, 150W to each connector, and two GTX295s will need to draw 428W from PCI-E connectors. Not happening.

It probably uses the molex connector to tell when the system powers on and off.

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spathotan   04-19-2009 at 07:14:15 AM
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tman1 wrote :

When I glanced at the pics, I thought it had an 8pin despite the description saying 2 6pin.
So, STFU, everyone misses something every once in a while.



Says the guy who told me that I need to learn to "read the descriptions better". STFU, really. :pt1cable:

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FSXFan   04-19-2009 at 07:43:25 AM
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ChronoBodi wrote :

what? dammit, i was considering that for a second... any good alternatives?



Well, you could get a real PSU for not much more than that thing. Seems like a lot of money for no more than what it does.

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tman1   04-19-2009 at 03:02:48 PM
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spathotan wrote :

Says the guy who told me that I need to learn to "read the descriptions better". STFU, really. :pt1cable:



I meant that about the supplemental part, but I wasn't necessarily directing it at you, so no, you fuk off

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Xenonvector927   04-20-2009 at 01:14:02 AM
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megamanx00 wrote :

Well, if your PSU had two 6 pins (and you had the adapter for an 8pin) or 2 8 pins (usually in a 6+2 pin configuration), then you would use this to supplement the power on the other connectors. I suppose you could also use the 8 pin adapter on this. Anyway I will admit that it is a bit misleading since it can't actually power two such cards all on it's own.

Each card uses like 289w, and only 75W can come from the motherboards PCI-E slot, meaning the other 214W has to come from somewhere. Yeah that PSU booster can only give 300W, 150W to each connector, and two GTX295s will need to draw 428W from PCI-E connectors. Not happening.

It probably uses the molex connector to tell when the system powers on and off.


There were quite a few people in the reviews saying that it did not power off with the system - that thing's a piece of crap.

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