AMD Radeon HD 6850 sys requirements

Lazar_99

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Hi guys. I'm going to buy the Radeon HD 6850 and i wanna know how much W minimum is needed for this card. I know this card doesn't eat power like the GTX 460 or 560 and only needs one 6pin connector. I just need to know am i gonna need to upgrade my PSU aswell. My psu: Xilence XP500 (500W)
 

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Well WTF?! Why is the minimum recommended PSU 500W? This card needs less power than the GTX 460 and for that card a 450W is recommended... I don't get it
 

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"minimum recommended PSU 500W" amd is recommending a 500w as this card should run on nearly all 500w psu's, depending on how many amps you have on the 12v rail depends on what cards u can run but i've seen this card run on a 350w psu so you should be fine :)
 

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Oh. Ok then :D So my PSU should last about 2 more years with that card. My PSU has 20.0 Amps on the 12V rails
 

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Yes i have another rail :D
 

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Here are my PSU Specs:

AC INPUT 110-240V | 8.5A - 5.5A | 60 - 50HZ

DC output +3.3V +5V +12V1 +12V2 -12V +5VSB
26.0A 30.0A 18.0A 20.0A 0.5A 2.5A