New 9600 gso needs 12 volt current rating of 26 amps

[joshabennett]

My new asus 9600 gso says it needs a 12 volt current rating of 26 amps (400 watt min. power pupply). My new Apevia psu is 500 watts, and lists 2- 12 volt currents at 16 amps and 18 amps. Maybe a dumb question, but should that be sufficent to run the card?

 

[joshabennett]

or does it need 26 amps on BOTH 12 volt lines?

 

[rolli59]

It should be sufficient they mean a psu with a combined +12 volt rating of 26 amps, yours is about 30.

 

[randomizer]

Just think about it for a moment: would a midrange card really pull 312W?

The rating on the box is what they expect is required for the entire system. If you have your 9600GSO in with an overclocked Core i7 then you might want to aim higher than 26A. What is the model for your PSU? Hopefully Newegg sells it so I can see a picture of the label.

 

[theAnimal]

or does it need 26 amps on BOTH 12 volt lines?

It means combined. What does your PSU label say is the total 12V?

 

[AKM880]

Its only 26 amps. The site says 3.3, and +5V combined is 160W. BUT then they say +3.3V, 5V and 12V rails all combined is 480W, if you take the 160W away, then you got 320 / 12 is 26A. I think this calculation is right lol. I wouldn't expect more from a $40.00 PSU made by a case manufacturer

 

[randomizer]

Unfortunately that calculation doesn't work in the real world

There was a PSU FAQ here at one point, it seems to have gone missing.

 

[AKM880]

Ah darn it, atleast I made an effort lol. I'd say give or take 28-30A?

 

[randomizer]

It's really impossible to say without testing it until the overcurrent protection (which it hopefully has) trips. I doubt it has much more than 24A though (combined +12V). This isn't an issue as long as your system isn't power hungry. Speaking of which, what are the rest of your system specs?

 

[jsc]

A 9600GSO by itself pulls about 4 amps. Unless, like randomizer said, you have a totally unbalanced system with an i7 and basket full of drives, the 400 watt PSU will power your system easily.

More worrisome is the quality of the PSU.

 

[AKM880]

+ 1, I don't know about Apevia PSUs, aren't they the company tha makes cases.

 

[joshabennett]

Got it in there, works fine. NOW, though, the fan on the gpu will not spin at all. The heatsink is pretty hot. Now, rivatuner will not allow me to adjust the fan speed. It doesn't even register a temp (0 degrees celcius). What do I do now?

 

[joshabennett]

It's really impossible to say without testing it until the overcurrent protection (which it hopefully has) trips. I doubt it has much more than 24A though (combined +12V). This isn't an issue as long as your system isn't power hungry. Speaking of which, what are the rest of your system specs?

Core 2 Duo 4300, 1 SATA HD, 1 DVD- RW Drive, 3 Gigs DDR2 Ram (4 sticks). OK, I've got both in there working now, but the fan will not spin on the GPU. Rivatuner does not display a temp for the card, nor will it allow me to adjust fan speed at all. I've downloaded the latest drivers, but nothing. What would you try next? That heatsink is preeeety hot. Thanks

 

[jsc]

What do I do now?

RMA the graphics card.