Is this PSU enough for gtx 460 or 5850?

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Hello I would like to ask this PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/271798-corsa [...] -430cxv2uk
Is enough for gtx 460 or ati 5850.
Thanks in advance.

P.s. if not what psu would be best)?

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Reply to nokia6290

It's got enough power for a basic system with either of those cards, just not enough pcie connectors, I'd buy the 500 watt version, it haas 2 pcie connectors

Reply to delluser1

I don't think so, but this can http://www.ebuyer.com/278634-corsa [...] -500cxv2uk

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Message edited by refillable on 12-18-2011 at 02:28:54 PM

Reply to refillable

6850 can run on a 430w quality psu,
for gtx 460 yes
hd 5850, no

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Reply to manu 11

nokia6290 wrote :

Hello I would like to ask this PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/271798-corsa [...] -430cxv2uk
Is enough for gtx 460 or ati 5850.
Thanks in advance.

P.s. if not what psu would be best)?

Good PSU 80plus Certified and it will run any one of those cards like a champ.

Reply to Headspin_69

refillable wrote :

I don't think so on 5850, this can http://www.ebuyer.com/278634-corsa [...] -500cxv2uk but 560 should run

manu 11 wrote :

6850 can run on a 430w quality psu,
for gtx 460 yes
hd 5850, no

I don't think so on 5850 ?
Yes on GTX460 , no on 5850 ?

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/g [...] 460_6.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews [...] GB/29.html

http://ht4u.net/reviews/2010/nvidi [...] ndex18.php

Most review's I've seen show the 5850 using less power than a 1Gb GTX460, and ( in most cases ) not enough of a difference in watts consumed compared to the 768Mb card to worry about.

Reply to delluser1

thanks for the helpful information, I just edited my post.

Reply to refillable

manu 11 wrote :

6850 can run on a 430w quality psu,
for gtx 460 yes
hd 5850, no

Yup 5850 is more powerful and power efficient than a GTX 460 and someone put up a chart to prove it otherwise I did not bother saying anything lol.

Reply to Headspin_69

Hi again.
The thing is this: I ordered a PSU Corsair 430W V2 CX Series PSU which would be enough for the card i wanted to use(6770) but I just changed my mind and gonna order a 6850, but eh its my fault but I ordered the PSU first..:|||
Anyway Im planning to buy a 6850 and I would like to ask should I keep the PSU or buy with more Watts?
The thing is this PSU is not so low level) The amps are not so bad..
http://www.corsair.com/power-suppl [...] upply.html
Corsair CX430 V2 Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXV2)
Voltage +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +5Vsb
Max. Current 20A 20A 28A 0.8A 3A
Max Combined Wattage 120W 336W 9.6W 15W
430 Watts @ 30°C ambient temperature

So as we can see it has 28 amps. Do you think its enough to play on a:
23inch monitor

My system:
Proc: amd 960T
ram 8gb
one 64gb ssd
No optical drives

Thanks in advance!

Reply to nokia6290

It will drive the HD6850 no problem!

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Reply to rolli59

Thank you for your fast response Sir!

But will it really be okay if in the future I will plug one( only one) HDD drive of 500gb or something.

What will happen in worse case if the psu wont deliver enough power for heavy gaming?

Will i be able to overclock it ?

Reply to nokia6290

Here you can see total system load doing stress test 292watts http://www.anandtech.com/show/3987 [...] -market/20
Lack of power would mean sudden shut downs with quality PSU.
Yes you can overclock!

Reply to rolli59

it should be fine, but with those components, if you overclock, you will be pushing it.

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