5570 on 220w PSU

[bibberishly]

I want to get a SAPHIRE 5570 LOW PROFILE but i only have a 220w PSU. Will it work?

 

[The Halo Don]

Whats the 12v rail rating?

 

[bibberishly]

How would I find out that info?

 

[The Halo Don]

Open your case, find your Powersupply, look for 12v on the sticker, see whats next to it, it should have an "A" next to the number.

Example:
12v / 22a

 

[yopperpo]

I've seen people run a 5570 on a 250 psu. ATI recommends that you have at least a 400w, but that's because they assume you're running a high budget system. Personally, I don't think you should try that with a 220w.

 

[bibberishly]

its says 14A MAX

 

[bibberishly]

I have 4GB of DDDR3, AMD II X2 220, nothing special

 

[The Halo Don]

Yeah, I dont recommend it, cause that setup with a 250-300 would probably pull it off, but your system wouldnt hold out.

 

[bibberishly]

I can buy a 350W psu, but i dont have room for it in my case, can i have the PSU outside of the case?

 

[bibberishly]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-822-007&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=5&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29


I have a mini ATX, would this PSU work?

 

[The Halo Don]

I dont know, but only buy Antec, Corsair or Seasonic. Never go cheap on a Powersupply, youre entire PC depends on it.

 

[bibberishly]

bump, need to know if i can use the psu externally

 

[bibberishly]

bump

 

[ko888]

This is the only one you should be considering :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151090

 

[bibberishly]

A lot of people claim they can run a 5570 on a 220w...?

 

[The Halo Don]

Yes, but their powersupply might have 20a, while yours is a 14a, big difference, I was told the card needed at least 18a.

 

[geniusender]

I want to get a SAPHIRE 5570 LOW PROFILE but i only have a 220w PSU. Will it work?:

Buddy calculate ur watts then decide.
Just select ur hardware components n calculate.

http://www.antec.outervision.com/PSUEngine

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

http://www.raptoxx.com/calculator.php
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It will surely help u a lot.

 

[ko888]

A lot of people claim they can run a 5570 on a 220w...?

Their 220 Watt PSUs have a +12 Volt continuous current rating of 17 Amps or greater, yours doesn't.

 

[bibberishly]

I got a recomended psu of 221 watts on the calculator.... should i buy the 5570 or not?

 

[bibberishly]

Also someone online said they had a 220w with 14a and a 5570 worked for them

 

[ko888]

I got a recomended psu of 221 watts on the calculator.... should i buy the 5570 or not?

Does your power supply have a +12 Volt continuous current rating of 17 Amps or greater? If it doesn't then NO.

If the PSU calculator doesn't tell you the +12 Volt continuous current rating of the PSU it recommends then that calculator is a piece of crap.

 

[bibberishly]

Whats a decent gpu for gaming that would work with my psu?

 

[bibberishly]

http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=149999&enterthread=y

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-102-874&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-102-875&ReviewNo=2168923&SortField=0&Pagesize=10&IsFeedbackTab=true&rdm=53#scrollHelpful1

Pros: Good budget gaming card for the price.
39 watts max power draw.
DX11 supported.
Excellent card for slim line desktops with a low wattage PSU.

Cons: Gets kind of hot.

Other Thoughts: I got mine cheaper in an open box deal. Gets hot when gaming, I manually set the speed of the fan to 100% when I game. Scores 6.7 on WEI. Games well. I get 60fps min (avg is 80) on COD4, always above 90fps on BF2 and HL2 60fps and higher.
Will run on a 220W (80+) PSU with a 14a rail with no problem thanks to the max power draw being 39 watts.
Pros: Works great, low sound, low heat, running on 250W psu

Cons: Not the strongest card on the market

Other Thoughts: Very cost efficient and worth every cent

Pros: Low profile, low power consumption, which fits my HTPC.

Pros: Low profile. Fits in micro tower cases. Low power consumption. Radeon 5xxx series card. Low power draw makes it a terrific replacement for prebuilt desktops with skimpy PSU's. Runs BFBC2 at medium settings without a hitch (with quad core CPU).

 

[bibberishly]

bumper

 

[bibberishly]

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