Gtx 560 psu question

[twinpanic3]

I need to know if my Silverstone sst st400 400W psu can power an evga gtx 560. I am looking to uprade from an old 9800 gt to play Battlefield 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

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

Plug ya system specs int the above......don't forget capacitor aging....older the PSU, the bigger the number.

Keeping the 9800 as a PhysX card ?

http://www3.pny.com/GTX-560-Ti-1024MB-PCIe-P2961C451.aspx

A minimum 500W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 30A)4

 

[twinpanic3]

Thanks for the reply. That site was really helpful, I wasn't to sure about the capacitor aging so I put 30% as the psu has been used for a little over three years now and it say I need at least 416W and recommends 466W psu so it doesn't look too good. I'm thinking I need to upgrade the psu before spending the money on the 560. To answer your question, no im not keeping the 9800 as a PhysX card because there isn't enough room on the motherboard for two two slot video cards. Anyways thanks for the your help that site told me exactly what I needed to know.

 

[twinpanic3]

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