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Will Fortron Bluestorm 500w work?
- Thread starter ps2cho
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I dunno you might be pushing it on 500 watts. Other than that I don't think you should have a problem. 15 amps on both rails seems like it should be sufficient for that set up. It powers my OCed opteron and my OCed 8800GTS just fine.
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Yeah the bluestorm is a very well built PSU.
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I looked the the Blue storm but that low end 12V rail was not good, you want the reserve.
To be honest, you would be better with the gray FSP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954
My 4600 sucks power like a vacume so I know your Conro won't touch the 2 18A rails on this one. There's enough extra power to run 4 HDs, 3 Opticals the the 7250. I would consider the this next 600W brute for dual socket procs and SLI 7950s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104025
To be honest, you would be better with the gray FSP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954
My 4600 sucks power like a vacume so I know your Conro won't touch the 2 18A rails on this one. There's enough extra power to run 4 HDs, 3 Opticals the the 7250. I would consider the this next 600W brute for dual socket procs and SLI 7950s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104025
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Scratch that 600w Forton when you can get the Zippy G1 500w for the same price.AlabamaCajun said:
The low +12v rail is the only thing that turns me away but I hear they are very nice units. If you already have the Forton just keep it, I think it should be fine. If you are buying new, get a Zippy.
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It probably won't work. I've got a 500W Bluestorm powering the system in my sig and I some times I get random restarts. I am overclocked a little bit but I'm not overvolting my CPU that much. You're definately going to need another PSU.
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I've heard of them, no find in at the Egg or ZZF. How much can you fetch one for?inkfx said:
Note, The 600W fortron is rated the same as my 450 but with a 3rd 18A 12V.
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It will work fine. I've got a similar rig running on a Coolermaster 380w PSU for a friend. PSU requirements are grossly overestimated lately.
