My PSU for 9800GT, help!

JayrollLim

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I am buying a 9800gt and I currently have a psu which is 600w. The brand is Orion, here are the details printed:


Voltage Current frequency

230v 4A

+5 +12v -5v -12v +3.3v +5v sb
28A 20A - 0.8A 28A 2A


Will my pc run?
 

panwala95

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sir, as far as i know the 9800 gt has two 6pin connectors ,so practically it draws 225 w which is not suitable even for a 600w psu with such low amperage on the 12v rail
he'll need at least a good 500w psu with 30 amps or more on the 12 volt rail to run a 9800gt
 

panwala95

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sir if youll notice in my "more information" column ,im just a kid and your the "expert"
and probably not a kid .so its obvious youll know better than me and yes you are right the max power consumption of a 9800gt is just 105w
 

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Unfortunately, we can't know if the rated power is even true, so the PSU may still fail even with the 9800gt. And when I say fail I mean that it might blow up and kill some of the OP precious hardware.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/low-cost-psu-pc-power-supply,2862.html
 

panwala95

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thank you sir! appreciated