I'm pretty sure hes right about 36 amps and 4870 is rated at like 38 amps max or something i'm sure it's rated well above what's needed to make sure it will run
Message edited by IzzyCraft on 03-24-2009 at 04:25:19 AM
^ fullmetal, well I thought I read that '36amps' figure for the gtx260 from newegg specs or something...not entirely sure
Yes, you did but that is for an entire system not the card alone. I mean we aren't running nuclear reactors in our PC's for crying out loud. Also keep in mind that they are basing those requirements on some pretty heavy duty systems. If you read the requirements for the BFG GTX260 there is this:
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525W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more*
^notice the star. Said star denotes:
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*Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor
The other misconception here is that 2, 20 amp rails have 40 amps combined. This isn't true. Each rail can handle up to 20 amps independently, but they can't sustain that when both rails are under load. Looking at his PSU label, he has 360-380 watts (can't quite read it) going to the +12v rails. This means that he only has a combined total of around 30 amps.
I got the GTX 260 as a present...and i wont be here till the weekend due to camping so hopefully by then it'll be decided for sure weather till be enough -_-
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