Will my PSU handle this new GPU?  | | | 
June 14th, 2005, 08:53 PM
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| Will my PSU handle this new GPU?
Will my PSU handle a 6800. It's a 350 watt Antec, w/ 21 amps on the 12V rail. Anyways, here are the rest of my specs-
AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Asus A7V600
eVGA 6800
Seagate 40 GB HDD
Another 160 GB HDD
1 GB RAM
Aspire X-Infinity Yellow, w/ 5 fans (4x80, 1x120)
LG CD-RW
Sony DRU-710A
Sony Floppy
Will it handle it? Or, do I need a new one? It's part of the Smartpower Series.
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June 14th, 2005, 08:57 PM
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its not a good idea to try a 6800 Series card with anything less than 400W and 20 Amps on the 12V rail.
o, antec, my bad 
Last edited by MrSuave : June 14th, 2005 at 08:59 PM.
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June 14th, 2005, 08:57 PM
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| | The FNG
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Yes, you should be good to go. | |
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June 14th, 2005, 09:01 PM
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1GB HDD, oops.  RAM, I meant. Anyways, 21 amps on 12V rail. | |
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June 14th, 2005, 09:04 PM
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sounds like you have a monster ready to unleash  | |
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June 14th, 2005, 09:19 PM
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Yes, I do. Too bad I don't the money for a new system (have to save up for college and new bike). | |
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June 14th, 2005, 09:21 PM
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a new system? you have a pretty killer machine right there...
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June 14th, 2005, 09:32 PM
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I ran a 6800 Ultra on a Antec 380 for about 4-5 months. It limited my overclock, but otherwise ran great. Your 350 should be fine.
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June 14th, 2005, 09:36 PM
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June 14th, 2005, 09:48 PM
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21A is plenty, and Antec is great, so you should be fine 
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