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Will this PSU work well for my new graphics card and current system

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doctortommy   09-18-2009 at 06:16:31 PM

Here are my computer specs from hp m9457c:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] 5139&lang=

Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151027

Graphics Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125292


From what I see I think it should work fine and support the new card, but I'm no expert, and maybe (probably) I'm forgetting something.

One thing I didn't see in the product specs from newegg is a 9 pin header for the power button and stuff on the computer? I don't know what a header is, but I'm guessing that just means that it's a 9-pin power connector.


Any help appreciated.

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obsidian86   09-18-2009 at 07:23:44 PM
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the 4890 will be bottle necked by your board get this instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341001 an this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product if you want to get it

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   09-18-2009 at 08:14:55 PM
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The Seasonic S12 is an excellent high quality power supply. It will have no problem powering a system with any single video card made.

Good Choice!

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doctortommy   09-19-2009 at 12:43:15 AM
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JohnnyLucky wrote :

The Seasonic S12 is an excellent high quality power supply. It will have no problem powering a system with any single video card made.

Good Choice!


So that power supply has that 9 ping thing for my case? That was the only thing that confused me on the specs of my computer.

obsidian86 wrote :

the 4890 will be bottle necked by your board get this instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341001 an this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product if you want to get it


And what's the advantage of that video card over the one i picked? The one you linked to seems to have a lot of negative reviews on newegg


Message edited by doctortommy on 09-19-2009 at 12:44:59 AM
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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   09-19-2009 at 12:54:12 AM
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I am just a little bit confused about the "9 ping thing" that you mentioned.

Did you mean the 9-pin audio header on the motherboard for headphone-out and microphone-in (yellow, Vista capable, requires matching front audio jack module)?

A power supply cable is not connected to that 9 pin audio connection on the motherboard. Instead, audio cables on the front of the pc case for using a headphone and a microphone are connected to that connection on the motherboard.

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doctortommy   09-19-2009 at 02:16:48 AM
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JohnnyLucky wrote :

I am just a little bit confused about the "9 ping thing" that you mentioned.

Did you mean the 9-pin audio header on the motherboard for headphone-out and microphone-in (yellow, Vista capable, requires matching front audio jack module)?

A power supply cable is not connected to that 9 pin audio connection on the motherboard. Instead, audio cables on the front of the pc case for using a headphone and a microphone are connected to that connection on the motherboard.


I don't even know myself. =p
Well as long as it will run everything and will support my new 4890, I'm more than happy to get that one. Now I just have to decide on a final graphics card for my system and I'm set.

Once I get that next paycheck, I'll be cruising with a 4890 8D

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