Quick question on current power supply with new gtx 480

http://www.case-mod.com/thermaltake-w0129ru-purepower-600w-atx-12v-20-power-supply-with-active-pfc-black-p-3349.html

Do you believe this might be enough for the new gtx 480 and an amd 955?

It depends on the rest of your specs. But I would say it will be really close.

Assuming it has the same power requirements as a HD5970, it wont be enough.wklzip

the box claims 600watts or better (and thats with a mediocre 12v rail)

[QUOTE="wklzip"]Assuming it has the same power requirements as a HD5970, it wont be enough.ionusX

the box claims 600watts or better (and thats with a mediocre 12v rail)

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="wklzip"]Assuming it has the same power requirements as a HD5970, it wont be enough.wklzip

the box claims 600watts or better (and thats with a mediocre 12v rail)

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="wklzip"]Assuming it has the same power requirements as a HD5970, it wont be enough.wklzip

the box claims 600watts or better (and thats with a mediocre 12v rail)

Why would you get a GTX 480. Yout CPU is AMD, why not get an AMD GPU????landogg69

Will it make a big difference if I go with a amd gpu? Plus the 480 is coming out soon I would like to see how it performs on benchmarks. Its $600 I would like to spend it well too.

Thanks for the info. So can you recommend one power supply?

Thanks for the info. So can you recommend one power supply?

rwbojorquez

What in the...something's not right there. 600W-rated PSU, two +12V rails, 18A each for a total of 36A. Then there's my PCP&C Silencer 610, rated at-you guessed it-610W, which has a single +12V rail carrying 49A. No way that 10W could result in such a massive difference-something has to be radically different with how those wattage ratings are calculated. If that SemiAccurate article is right about the 42A requirement for GTX 480, then that PSU isn't going to cut it. I have my doubts given the rampant anti-NVIDIA slant that source has, but it's still something to keep in mind. I'd rather not find out the hard way, and just get a nicer PSU to begin with (though not something completely overkill like 1KW).NamelessPlayer

A friend showed me this one what do you think?

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ACE1200&cat=PWR

I had a similar question. If the 480 doesnt preform as expected compared to the 5970 can my 700watt PSU (im pretty sure it will, but asking jsut incase) support both a 5870 as primary, and my old 8800GTX as physx? Also i already have 1 120mm fan, so shoul i get another 1? i dont think i can fit 2 in my case.

I had a similar question. If the 480 doesnt preform as expected compared to the 5970 can my 700watt PSU (im pretty sure it will, but asking jsut incase) support both a 5870 as primary, and my old 8800GTX as physx? Also i already have 1 120mm fan, so shoul i get another 1? i dont think i can fit 2 in my case.

painguy1

Well you won't be able to do that without some trickery or older drivers for your 8800 I think. IIRC, NVidia has made it so that if the computer detects anything other than a GeForce as the primary, their drivers will automatically stop PhysX from working so your 8800 would be sitting there and doing nothing. I'm not all too aware of this, but that's the gist of it as far as I understand.

[QUOTE="painguy1"]

I had a similar question. If the 480 doesnt preform as expected compared to the 5970 can my 700watt PSU (im pretty sure it will, but asking jsut incase) support both a 5870 as primary, and my old 8800GTX as physx? Also i already have 1 120mm fan, so shoul i get another 1? i dont think i can fit 2 in my case.

Kobayashi_Sumisugu

Well you won't be able to do that without some trickery or older drivers for your 8800 I think. IIRC, NVidia has made it so that if the computer detects anything other than a GeForce as the primary, their drivers will automatically stop PhysX from working so your 8800 would be sitting there and doing nothing. I'm not all too aware of this, but that's the gist of it as far as I understand.

yeah thats in the 19x.x drivers. there are patches that fix this though.