Enough power for graphics card?

[nah51dog]

i currently am running my pc with this psu its 520 watts

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

i want to go ahead and buy this 6950 gpu but dont want to shell out the cash for a new psu if i can hold off on it

the gpu is here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102945

thank you for any advice

 

[Guest]

For single GPU it must be enough if you are using a regular PC. Also its Active PFC and must be a good power (Antec Brand is good too)
you did not mention CPU, Ram, HDDs and etc....

 

[nah51dog]

sorry i didnt know how much that would all matter...

its a phenom 2 965 with 8 gig (4x2) of ram @ 1333

i have one 64 gig ssd and one 1 tb hd

i can post links if needed

 

[nah51dog]

also nothing is overclocked and yes it will only be a one gpu system

 

[Guest]

"Suggested AMD Radeon™ HD 6950 System Requirements

PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products
Minimum 1GB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, and a display
DVD playback requires DVD drive and a DVD
Blu-ray™ playback requires Blu-ray drive and a Blu-ray disc
For an AMD CrossFireX™ system, a second AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series graphics card, an AMD CrossFireX™ Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFireX™ Bridge Interconnect cable is required
Use of 3 or more displays with AMD Eyefinity technology requires a DisplayPort-capable panel or an AMD Eyefinity validated dongle. See http://www.amd.com/EyefinityDongles for a list of validated DisplayPort dongles.
"

Link: http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6950/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6950-overview.aspx#3

 

[Kari]

yep the psu meets the amd recommentations for the 6950, and Antec being a good brand there's no reason to worry.
"500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended"
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6950/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6950-overview.aspx#3

and frankly the 6950 uses 132W under heavy gaming and the psu has 480W on the 12V rail, so there's plenty left for other components to use.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_6870_X2/25.html

 

[nah51dog]

ok thank you for easing my mind haha i thought it would work but im not much for looking up specs and compatibility! i just love to play

 

[nah51dog]

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