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- Oct 31, 2011
I'm sorry if this is a newb question that has already been answered, but i just want to make sure. I plan to get another HD6770 and crossfire it with my current one and i will be needing a better PSU for that since my current one has just one 6pin connector anyway.
I'm considering a 750w PSU from a local computers store, but i'm afraid it might not handle my overclocked pc.
Here are the amps for each line:
+3.3V: 28 A
+5V: 28 A
+12V1: 20 A
+12V2: 20 A
+12V3: 20 A
+12V4: 20 A
-12V: 0.8 A
+5VSB: 2.5 A
I used the eXtreme PSU calculator site to calculate my overclocked q6600 wattage and got a result of 199w and afaik the HD6770 draws up to 108w.
Now correct me if i'm wrong, but the 6pin connector can supply only up to 75w? So 108-75= 33w for each card via the pci-e slot as a minimum. So that would mean that during intensive gaming with both cpu and gpu at peak load there has to be 66+199= 265w via the motherboard? Is 20A on the 12v enough in this case? I'm afraid of ending up short by some 25w.
I'm considering a 750w PSU from a local computers store, but i'm afraid it might not handle my overclocked pc.
Here are the amps for each line:
+3.3V: 28 A
+5V: 28 A
+12V1: 20 A
+12V2: 20 A
+12V3: 20 A
+12V4: 20 A
-12V: 0.8 A
+5VSB: 2.5 A
I used the eXtreme PSU calculator site to calculate my overclocked q6600 wattage and got a result of 199w and afaik the HD6770 draws up to 108w.
Now correct me if i'm wrong, but the 6pin connector can supply only up to 75w? So 108-75= 33w for each card via the pci-e slot as a minimum. So that would mean that during intensive gaming with both cpu and gpu at peak load there has to be 66+199= 265w via the motherboard? Is 20A on the 12v enough in this case? I'm afraid of ending up short by some 25w.