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Old June 10th, 2007, 07:57 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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8800GTS and 430W PSU?

Here's my setup:

c2d e6300 stock speeds
gigabyte p965-ds3 board
1 gig patriot 667 ddr2
pci-e geforce 6200 (not tc, but unlocked pipelines)
IDE dvd burner and 120gb hard drive
80gb sata2 hard drive
430W Antec Truepower 2.0 PSU

Now if i were to upgrade my graphics card to this BFG 8800gts card requiring a 425W PSU with at least 28a combined on the 12v rail, will my psu be up to the task without frying my system and/or exploding? My psu is rated at 430W (410 max total load) and 16a on both of the dual 12v rails (not sure what the combined total is though). I dont really use the 80gb hard drive, so ill be either using just the ide or the sata drive, but can my setup handle this card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143086

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Old June 10th, 2007, 09:05 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Im running a 8800gts with my purepower 420 watt, it runs fine.
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You'll be fine. That PSU puts out a total of 34A on the dual 12V rails.
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