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jhandley   11-06-2009 at 06:03:27 AM

Hello all. Newbie to this forum. I recently recieved my sapphire hd 3850 apg card and am awaiting the arrival of a new power supply rated at 650 watts with 28 total watts at the single 12vdc rail output.
Two questions.

Is the 28 watts, 2 watts shy of the recommended, sufficient to power this card?

Secondly, if i aquired a power supply with multiple +12vdc rails can i connect the splitter power adaptor cable to 2 seperate rails, say an 18 watt and an 18 watt.
Thanx in advance.
Jeff

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Bronze Graphics badge TheViper   11-06-2009 at 06:11:39 AM

It's actually amps, not watts. And the card doesn't require all 30 amps so you'll be just fine with 28 amps.

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jhandley   11-06-2009 at 06:20:43 AM

I stand corrected!!! Dont know why I said watts.
Thanx for the reply , that puts me a little at ease.
So the 30 amps recommended is for the +12vdc output from the power supply , correct?

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