About the watt of ECS N9800GT-512MX-P RSV2

[saber2212]

i have a VGA card geforce 9800gt ECS N9800GT-512MX-P RSV2 like this pic :

So i'm wondering how many watt does it consume so that i can buy a suitable PSu for my PC ( my Acer desktop just use a 220W psu ). Please help me

 

[nforce4max]

The EE or Green (cough crap) typically run in the 60-70W range under load while the cards that have the 6pin connector its around 85w for the 65nm version while the 55 is less. As for the psu its not enough for this card in a complete build. At the very very least a 300w quality unit or better. Do Not Buy no name generic brands like sunbeam or rosewell.

 

[saber2212]

thanks, so a psu 400w will be good for it ?

 

[nforce4max]

thanks, so a psu 400w will be good for it ?

So long it is high quality then it should be enough to more than enough. Antec is a decent brand as a suggestion, I also like Enermax but they're high priced and hard to come by but worth it. Coolermax and Corsair are also very good but be sure to avoid the lower end Thermaltake psu's since they're over rated.

 

[jonnyboyC]

i'm not entirely sure but i know that some 9800gt have two power connectors so at the minimum it's drawing over 150 at load which pretty much answers what your tryping to get at, you need a new psu

 

[jonnyboyC]

ohh nvm left the window open to long, already got answered, ignore my answer i was more ore less guessing based on the reference card

 

[nforce4max]

i'm not entirely sure but i know that some 9800gt have two power connectors so at the minimum it's drawing over 150 at load which pretty much answers what your tryping to get at, you need a new psu

The 9800gt is the same as the 8800gt so what you had seen was the 9800GTX which has two 6pin connectors while there was one brand that used a single 8pin on a 9800gt. As for power consumption for the G92 A1 (GT) was around 85w at stock clocks with a max vrm rating of 105w while the G92 B1 (55nm) was 60-85w depending on clocks with a max vrm 95-105w. The EE and Green editions are limited to the pci-e slot and never go beyond 75w.

 

[jonnyboyC]

thanks for clearing that up

 

[saber2212]

thanks you guys