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Power Supply options for AMD Radeon 6850

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December 8, 2011 12:49:39 PM

I am upgrading my old EVGA 9500GT to a Radeon 6850 (Sapphire). I will alos need to upgrade my old 400W PSU as well. I recently added the 6850 and an Antec EA 650 Green PSU to my Amazon cart, however now the Antec PSU is temporarily out of stock. I want to complete my order so I will have it all before SWTOR launches. Does anyone have a good recommendation for alternative power supplies brands that will work with this Graphics card ?(I only have experience with Antec)

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December 8, 2011 1:05:47 PM

yes, cooler master gx650 is better than EA 650
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December 8, 2011 5:11:26 PM

xtreme5 said:
yes, cooler master gx650 is better than EA 650


try the other way around
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December 8, 2011 5:14:00 PM

Ulkesh said:
I am upgrading my old EVGA 9500GT to a Radeon 6850 (Sapphire). I will alos need to upgrade my old 400W PSU as well. I recently added the 6850 and an Antec EA 650 Green PSU to my Amazon cart, however now the Antec PSU is temporarily out of stock. I want to complete my order so I will have it all before SWTOR launches. Does anyone have a good recommendation for alternative power supplies brands that will work with this Graphics card ?(I only have experience with Antec)


OCZ modstream 500w or 600w, corsair CX500 or 600w are all capable to power the AMD 6850 and should be similar in price to the EA650. FYI, the EA500 can also power the AMD 6850.
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December 8, 2011 6:03:54 PM

One of the main reasons I chose the Antec EA 650 was because I really like their PSU's AND it was listed on the list of AMD certified power supplies. So my biggest concern is PSU reliabilty but I did notice the site listed virtually no psu less than 600W
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December 8, 2011 6:44:07 PM

you can always try newegg, tigerdirect, or any other site. the modstream and CX v2 series have been well reviewed for their price range so they can easily foot the bill to power your rig. As is, you will be at 250-275w gaming with an AMD 6850.
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December 8, 2011 7:10:14 PM

Best answer selected by Ulkesh.
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