Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods > Is this power supply good enough for this config?

Is this power supply good enough for this config?

Forum CPU & Components : Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods - Is this power supply good enough for this config?

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
yasmin   06-09-2009 at 11:49:10 PM

Hello, I was looking around for a computer and found this. But I wonder if the power supply is good enough?

SHUTTLE, XPC SX58H7 Pro Black Mini PC Barebone, LGA1366, Intel X58, DDR3-1600 (O.C.) 16GB /4, PCIe x16 SLI CF /2, SATA 3 Gb/s RAID 5 /4, HDA, GbLAN /2, 500W PSU

INTEL, Core™ i7-920 Quad-Core 2.66GHz, LGA1366, 4.8 GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm, 130W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail

CORSAIR, 6GB (3 x 2GB) XMS3 PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.65V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC

EVGA, GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, GTX 260 576MHz, 896MB GDDR3 1998MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI /2, HDTV Out, Retail

WESTERN DIGITAL, 500GB WD Caviar® Black™ (WD5001AALS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 32MB Cache

WESTERN DIGITAL, 500GB WD Caviar® Black™ (WD5001AALS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 32MB Cache

LITE-ON, iHAS324 Black 24x DVD±RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ Smart Erase, SATA, Retail

MICROSOFT, Windows XP

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
mlcloud   06-09-2009 at 11:54:54 PM
- 0 +

Well, I've done some searching and I can't find ANY Information about the 12v rails of that power supply, which describes how much power the power supply can deliver at that voltage, and 12v describes the CPU, GPU, and the mobo; the three biggest energy consumers in your computer.

500w, IF the 12v rail(s) are designed optimally, will have no problem powering that system.

Reply to mlcloud
yasmin   06-10-2009 at 12:11:58 AM
- 0 +

Ah, ok. I'll ask about that. Thanks!

Reply to yasmin
Bronze CPUs badge Twoboxer   06-10-2009 at 03:17:55 AM
- 0 +

The psu appears to have 3 separate 12V supplies @16A (Zoom in):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Show [...] -%20Retail

Don't know if it has the 2x6pin connectors, though.

Odd that you can't easily find this data when its a barebones PC lol.

Update: The manual for it shows a crossfire installation example.


Message edited by Twoboxer on 06-10-2009 at 03:26:09 AM
Reply to Twoboxer
mlcloud   06-10-2009 at 03:35:16 AM
- 0 +

Nice find Twoboxer!! But really? 3 * 12 * 16 = 572 watts... for a 500w PSU? Anyway...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/vid [...] _power.gif

Let's see... so if we can isolate each GTX 260 onto each rail we can technically leave an entire rail for the i7.

It should work, if you can balance the rails properly =).

------------------------------ q9550 2.83ghz @ 3.91ghz
4gb OCZ Platinum DDR2-1066 RAM
Powercolor HD 4890
http://i40.tinypic.com/zks3yu.jpg
 Reply to mlcloud
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods > Is this power supply good enough for this config?
Go to:

There are 984 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.633 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them