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witeboy07   04-02-2009 at 09:20:59 AM

i have a ulra ls600 600watt psu right now but i dont think it can handle my phenom 2 710 at 3.4ghz plus my hd 4870 at stock clocks and my 2 hard drives...everytime i play gta at this specs it gives me bsod or restarts...what would be a good psu to run my specs..any help?

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gkay09   04-02-2009 at 11:20:37 AM
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Get the Antec EA500 or the corsair 450W and above....Those can easily handle your setup...

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mactronix   04-02-2009 at 01:38:15 PM
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Just with GTA ?
What spec is that PSU i cant find it googling. Amps/Watts on the +12v Rail/s if you know it. Also does it have the 2 Pcie power cables native or are you using the adaptor ?

Mactronix

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witeboy07   04-02-2009 at 03:46:45 PM
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im using and adapter and here is specs on this page http://www.compusa.com/application [...] =ULT-LS600

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caniba   04-02-2009 at 05:25:53 PM
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Your psu is cutting it close with only 32 amps on the 12v.

Don't get the rosewill.

This corsair is much better and is more than enough for your setup with 52amps on the 12v.

Corsair 650.

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witeboy07   04-02-2009 at 07:18:57 PM
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how many amps does a phenom 710 use?

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caniba   04-02-2009 at 08:08:13 PM
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I don't know how many amps. It uses 95watts.

Read this to do your calculation

The problem with your current psu is it only has 32 amps on the 12 volt rail and the 4870 recommended power supply minimum for the 4870 is 32 amps on the 12v rail. It will work on your current psu but it will be maxing it out which will almost guarantee that it fails.

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witeboy07   04-02-2009 at 09:12:47 PM
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ok koo..thanks..i will get the 750 corsair..cus i overclock the cpu to 3.6 but locks up all the time..

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