Do I have the power?

BF_TEXMASTER · 06-15-09, 04:03 PM

So my BFG 8800GTX card died so I bought a 285 GTX BFG card to replace it. In the meantime, BFG sent a 9800 GTX 1 GB ram card to replace the one that blew up.

My question is, does my system with the power I have left have enough to run this card in physix?
Specs are in the sig.

hokiealumnus · 06-15-09, 04:20 PM

According to the handy-dandy PSU calculator, the system in your sig will take 388W continuous. If that's accurate, you have plenty left over for the 9800GTX. Try it and see, if it doesn't work for you, remove it and get a bigger one. Most likely you'll be fine.

RollingThunder · 06-15-09, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BF_TEXMASTER

So my BFG 8800GTX card died so I bought a 285 GTX BFG card to replace it. In the meantime, BFG sent a 9800 GTX 1 GB ram card to replace the one that blew up.

My question is, does my system with the power I have left have enough to run this card in physix?
Specs are in the sig.

It will run a single 285 card just fine.

BF_TEXMASTER · 06-15-09, 07:27 PM

Thanks very much guys!

06-15-09, 04:03 PM	Thread Starter #1
BF_TEXMASTER Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Home of America's Team. Dallas Texas	Do I have the power? So my BFG 8800GTX card died so I bought a 285 GTX BFG card to replace it. In the meantime, BFG sent a 9800 GTX 1 GB ram card to replace the one that blew up. My question is, does my system with the power I have left have enough to run this card in physix? Specs are in the sig. __________________ Texmaster's New Twister Silverstone TJ07 case 960 i7 3.2Mhz ASUS Rampage III Extreme 2 Corsair Nova series SSD 120gb in Raid 0 2x 10k rpm 150GB Raptors in Raid 1 2x 500 GB drives 32 MB in Raid 1 2x 3TB Hitachi Drives ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 Corsair 850 Watt Power supply Plextor Slot 16X DVD Burner Dell 2408WFP 24 inch Widescreen Dell 2405FPW 24 inch Widescreen
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06-15-09, 04:20 PM	#2
hokiealumnus Water Cooled Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC	According to the handy-dandy PSU calculator, the system in your sig will take 388W continuous. If that's accurate, you have plenty left over for the 9800GTX. Try it and see, if it doesn't work for you, remove it and get a bigger one. Most likely you'll be fine. __________________ Enjoy benchmarks? Join the benching team! \| New to water cooling? Read the Beginner's Guide to Water Cooling Your PC. xsuperbgx - "As a wise man once said: "Less talky. More clocky."" \| cyberfish - "When overclocked, it's undefined behavior." I.M.O.G. - "Vaseline on Ivy Bridge is a bad idea. But not so bad of an idea that it can't be fixed with a torpedo heater, a dishwasher, an oven, and a few hours. " \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ - Join Now! - My mITX Build
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06-15-09, 07:27 PM	Thread Starter #4
BF_TEXMASTER Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Home of America's Team. Dallas Texas	Thanks very much guys! __________________ Texmaster's New Twister Silverstone TJ07 case 960 i7 3.2Mhz ASUS Rampage III Extreme 2 Corsair Nova series SSD 120gb in Raid 0 2x 10k rpm 150GB Raptors in Raid 1 2x 500 GB drives 32 MB in Raid 1 2x 3TB Hitachi Drives ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 Corsair 850 Watt Power supply Plextor Slot 16X DVD Burner Dell 2408WFP 24 inch Widescreen Dell 2405FPW 24 inch Widescreen
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