Help with power requirements for SLI

hilmy2002

December 22, 2009 2:47:11 AM

Hi,

I have a quick question, i would like to know if this current build will run fine if i go sli with gtx260 core 216 using my current PSU?

CPU: Intel E8200 (Stock)
Mobo: Asus P5N-D
Graphics (current): 1x GTX260 core 216 (Stock)
RAM: Kingston 4gb 800
HDD: 2x 500gb Hdds
PSU: Xigmatek 650w (http://www.xigmatek.com/product/power-nrpmc651.php)

I won't be overclocking.

I tried looking around and i couldn't find a straight answer. Some ppl say yes and others say no. I am a noob when it comes to PSU's and power requirements.

Any help will be much appreciated,

Thanks!

EDIT: My PSU has 3x 6 pin connectors and 1 of the 8 pin connecotrs can convert into a 6 pin making 4x 6pin in total. each 12v rails are independant and have 18amp ratings.... is that enough?

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arges86

December 23, 2009 4:41:46 AM

Your PSU should be plenty
the wost case, you wait to buy one, and test for instability.
But i don't see how your setup, even OCed will max out your PSU. I'm not really familiar w/ the brand but you should be good.

This site can help
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

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hell_storm2004

December 23, 2009 5:01:56 AM

You should change your PSU. The GTX260 SLI takes in 610W on load. That leaves absolutely nothing for other components. Plus there's the question of reliability.

http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i...

This review shows that its certainly not the best one available in the market.
I would suggest Corsair TX750 for you or TX850. Whichever fits your budget!

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TheVoid

December 23, 2009 5:10:42 AM

hell_storm2004 said:

You should change your PSU. The GTX260 SLI takes in 610W on load. That leaves absolutely nothing for other components. Plus there's the question of reliability.

http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i...

This review shows that its certainly not the best one available in the market.
I would suggest Corsair TX750 for you or TX850. Whichever fits your budget!

Where do you see just the video cards taking 610W? The only 2 video cards i see taking that much power are the 5870 in CF.

I am personally running 2x 9800GTX in SLI with a Pentium E6500 at 3.66ghz and 5 HDDs, all on a OCZ 500w PSU. So no, you dont need any more PSU.

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arges86

December 23, 2009 5:18:39 AM

hilmy2002 said:

I tried looking around and i couldn't find a straight answer. Some ppl say yes and others say no. I am a noob when it comes to PSU's and power requirements.

& once again he is left right where he started off w/ no one agreeing on anything

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