Will I be able to run XFX AMD HD 6850

[andy_pandy]

This is my current pc config. Do I have enough watts to run a 6850?

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L/USB3
Memory: Kingston 8GB DDR3
HDD: Segate 320GB
PSU: SeaSonic 330W

 

[guavasauce]

what does the manufacture website say about minimum power supply requirements?

 

[Rockdpm]

Thats not recommended, i suggest a 400Watt or more Power Supply

 

[Phyrexiancure]

You should have enough but don't count on overclocking. The Phenom uses about 150w at stock fullload and the 6850 consumes near 130w. This gives you 50w to be consumed by the rest of your system. It isn't ideal but it works. If energy consumption was all you carred about the 7770 performance about as much but consumes less energy. If your going to overlock either your gpu or cpu with this psu you need to undervolt the phenom or by a better powersupply. I was able to get my phenom to 1.2v at 3.2 ghzas apposed to 1.325 at stock speeds.

 

[guavasauce]

does barely meeting the requirement sound ok? and are you sure that that margin of error is for noobs, and that they are playing safe? or is it what they have ran one down to in order to keep it green looking?

i wouldnt use a 330w psu on ANYTHING above a P4. especially with a hex core cpu. if it did work, its gonna stress your psu, and that could lead to a burnt psu, to as far as fatal system damage.

 

[guavasauce]

further, add to your math the draw from the hdd, optical, and fans.

 

[guavasauce]

really? how does TDP relate to power draw? cause in confused now.

"The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate" (wikipedia)

i guess hearsay is what we are calling experience nowadays?

 

[guavasauce]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-power-consumption-efficiency,3060-13.html

draw =/= heat

 

[Phyrexiancure]

TDP is a good indicator but its not meant to measure power consumption rather the amount of heat you need to dissipate.

 

[guavasauce]

NO ITS NOT!!!!!! JESUS F*(KIN SH*&!!!! that number is a measurement of heat dissipated in watts, not power draw.

 

[guavasauce]

youre an idiot, and im done here......leading to horse to water, but im about to drown em in it cause he wont drink.

 

[Phyrexiancure]

Isn't the heat that makes up tdp only the lost energy when the cpu is switching its transistors not the energy it uses? Also tdp doesn't account the lost energy as the voltage is converted from the powersupply and motherboard to the cpu. So real consumption is always going to more than than the theoretical power consumption even if it is tdp.