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Initially i wanted to get a 5850 b/c price, power consumption, no heat issues
I chose the 5850 because of the upgrade from the core 192 260, and so i would NOT have to fork out 80's on a new PSU
I have a BGF 550 watt power supply
I just learned that the 470 uses 220 watts max load and on eXtreme PSU calculator...my system with the 470 requires 509 watts
If i get a 470 will i be throttling the card with the power input and will i be pushing the limits of my PSU
My system specs are as follows:
Asus P5Q
3 gigs of DDR2(four sticks)
Intel Q8400 2.66ghz CPU
1 SATA HDD 500Gig
1 DVD+-RW IDE
260 GTX
What is your opinion
Im still more than likely sticking with the 5850 but i just would like to know
Thanks
Uber
PS: i plan on getting a 24" 1920*1080 monitor soon
Initially i wanted to get a 5850 b/c price, power consumption, no heat issues
I chose the 5850 because of the upgrade from the core 192 260, and so i would NOT have to fork out 80's on a new PSU
I have a BGF 550 watt power supply
I just learned that the 470 uses 220 watts max load and on eXtreme PSU calculator...my system with the 470 requires 509 watts
If i get a 470 will i be throttling the card with the power input and will i be pushing the limits of my PSU
My system specs are as follows:
Asus P5Q
3 gigs of DDR2(four sticks)
Intel Q8400 2.66ghz CPU
1 SATA HDD 500Gig
1 DVD+-RW IDE
260 GTX
What is your opinion
Im still more than likely sticking with the 5850 but i just would like to know
Thanks
Uber
PS: i plan on getting a 24" 1920*1080 monitor soon