8800GTS powersupply requirements

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madman22

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• Jan 23, 2007

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I just ordered a Leadtek 8800GTS which requires 26A on the +12V line. The power supply i have has 16A on one +12V and 18A on the other +12V. Will i have to get a new power supply? It is a "520"W.


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• Jan 23, 2007

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link to PSU or model and we can tell you, the most a gts is gonna take though is about 15 amps i would say though.

 

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• Jan 23, 2007

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I believe I read somewhere that the 8800gts requires a combined 26A on the +12v line.

A 520w PSU with 34A on a single 12v rail is equivalent to a 520w PSU with 34A divided up into two rails (16A and 18A) so you should be fine with the one you have now.

 

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• Jan 24, 2007

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DeepSky said:

I believe I read somewhere that the 8800gts requires a combined 26A on the +12v line.

A 520w PSU with 34A on a single 12v rail is equivalent to a 520w PSU with 34A divided up into two rails (16A and 18A) so you should be fine with the one you have now.

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yeah 26 amps for the card and an average system together...

the card can not physically take more than 150 watts, 75 from the slot and 75 from the pci-e, just an educated guess but at 12v I figure 15 amps at the most just for the card.

 

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• Jan 24, 2007

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You won't be using more than 300w out of your psu to power your system with new card.

 

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alright, thanks for the info guys.