BFG 6800 Ultra OC: 430 Watt Powersupply???

flakrat · 08-20-04, 05:08 PM

Howdy y'all,

I have a BFG 6800 Ultra OC and my power supply is a 430 Watt ps that came in my ThermalTake case (I think it's a Pure Power or something).

Anywho, the BFG 6800 Ultra box states "Minimum 480 Watt Power Supply".

Question 1: Will it hurt the card to run on a 430 Watt PS? It seems to be working fine, no problems in Doom3.

Question 2: If I get a new PS, what brand / model should I get? I don't want to shell out money for a POS PS :-p

Thanks,

Mike

bobmanfoo · 08-20-04, 05:16 PM

ur psu should be fine, if you were to get a new one anyway i'd suggest OCZ, PPC, forton/sparkle, tagan

hypertek · 08-20-04, 05:40 PM

check my sig... i just picked up a 350w antec... works fine.

eva2000 · 08-21-04, 02:41 AM

really depends on total system you're using and amp rating on 5v and 12v rails i.e. my system will use 390-506W with 6800U http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...23#post3023723

SeanOMatic · 08-21-04, 08:41 AM

OCZ 420 Watt would even work fine for it, that rating is probably to cover PSU's with exagerated ratings.

DamienKC · 08-21-04, 11:23 AM

Yeah, the OCZ 420w has 30A on the 12v...that's crazy for a 420, mine has 18A...I'm also getting a 6800GT, should I upgrade my psu?

08-20-04, 05:08 PM	Thread Starter #1
flakrat Registered Join Date: Aug 2004	BFG 6800 Ultra OC: 430 Watt Powersupply??? Howdy y'all, I have a BFG 6800 Ultra OC and my power supply is a 430 Watt ps that came in my ThermalTake case (I think it's a Pure Power or something). Anywho, the BFG 6800 Ultra box states "Minimum 480 Watt Power Supply". Question 1: Will it hurt the card to run on a 430 Watt PS? It seems to be working fine, no problems in Doom3. Question 2: If I get a new PS, what brand / model should I get? I don't want to shell out money for a POS PS :-p Thanks, Mike
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08-20-04, 05:16 PM	#2
bobmanfoo Disabled Join Date: Apr 2004	ur psu should be fine, if you were to get a new one anyway i'd suggest OCZ, PPC, forton/sparkle, tagan
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08-20-04, 05:40 PM	#3
hypertek Member Join Date: Aug 2004	check my sig... i just picked up a 350w antec... works fine. __________________ DFI Bloodiron + E6700 @ 3.7 DangerDen TDX block , Bonneville core, MCP355 pump BFG 8800GT mcw60/ 1.3volt modded/820 mhz core 4gb ddr2 800 2X Seagate 320hd 7200.10 Raid 0 Creative X-fi Xtreme Music Logitec X-530 5.1 surround system Ultra 500w PSU
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08-21-04, 02:41 AM	#4
eva2000 Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia	really depends on total system you're using and amp rating on 5v and 12v rails i.e. my system will use 390-506W with 6800U http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...23#post3023723 __________________ Memory Addict
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08-21-04, 08:41 AM	#5
SeanOMatic Member Join Date: Feb 2003	OCZ 420 Watt would even work fine for it, that rating is probably to cover PSU's with exagerated ratings.
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08-21-04, 11:23 AM	#6
DamienKC Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Yeah, the OCZ 420w has 30A on the 12v...that's crazy for a 420, mine has 18A...I'm also getting a 6800GT, should I upgrade my psu?
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