I'm in the middle of building the following budget gaming rig for my cousin:
--> DFI NF4 Ultra-D
--> Venice 3000+
--> BFG 6600GT OC PCI-E
--> BenQ 16x8x16 DVDRW
--> 160GB Seagate SATA HD
I picked up a Sonata II case w/ Antec's Smartpower II 450W PSU included -- at the time I figured this would be enough power but after reading a few threads on DFI-Street, I'm having second thoughts. I came accross the following bits of information:
"DFI now REQUIRES native 24-pin ATX molex & 480W for all the DFI NF4 mobos"
"Minimum of +12V@26A for Single Video Card Systems & +12V@34A for Dual Video Card (SLI) Systems. "
Here's a link to the specs for the Smartpower 450:
http://www.antec.com/specs/SP450_spe.html
The rail specs are as follows:
+3.3V -- 32.0A*
+5V -- 30A*
+12V1 -- 15A*
+12V2 -- 17A
+5V SB -- 2.0A
-12V -- 0.3A
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* +5V, +12V1, 12V2 and +3.3V maximum output: 410 Watts max
* +5V and +3.3V combined output: 150Watts
Looks like the combined 12v rail is 32A, which looks good.
I guess I'm wondering if this PSU will be enough? I choose the Sonata because of the balance between performance and price.... Antec has never let me down in the past but since this is not my machine, I want to be sure its stable.
A few more points -- I have purchased a Zalman 7700Cu heatsink and intend on mildly overclocking this thing... maybe to 2300 - 2500mhz... I want to keep the voltage close to stock -- again because this isn't my system and I dont want to spend the next couple of years servicing it weekly.
What do you guys think? -- should I stick with this or switch to something with a little more juice. My cousin is on a tight budget..... so $150CAD for case and PSU is pushing it..... (the Sonata II w/ PSU was $140CAD).
-Adrayic
--> DFI NF4 Ultra-D
--> Venice 3000+
--> BFG 6600GT OC PCI-E
--> BenQ 16x8x16 DVDRW
--> 160GB Seagate SATA HD
I picked up a Sonata II case w/ Antec's Smartpower II 450W PSU included -- at the time I figured this would be enough power but after reading a few threads on DFI-Street, I'm having second thoughts. I came accross the following bits of information:
"DFI now REQUIRES native 24-pin ATX molex & 480W for all the DFI NF4 mobos"
"Minimum of +12V@26A for Single Video Card Systems & +12V@34A for Dual Video Card (SLI) Systems. "
Here's a link to the specs for the Smartpower 450:
http://www.antec.com/specs/SP450_spe.html
The rail specs are as follows:
+3.3V -- 32.0A*
+5V -- 30A*
+12V1 -- 15A*
+12V2 -- 17A
+5V SB -- 2.0A
-12V -- 0.3A
-----------------
* +5V, +12V1, 12V2 and +3.3V maximum output: 410 Watts max
* +5V and +3.3V combined output: 150Watts
Looks like the combined 12v rail is 32A, which looks good.
I guess I'm wondering if this PSU will be enough? I choose the Sonata because of the balance between performance and price.... Antec has never let me down in the past but since this is not my machine, I want to be sure its stable.
A few more points -- I have purchased a Zalman 7700Cu heatsink and intend on mildly overclocking this thing... maybe to 2300 - 2500mhz... I want to keep the voltage close to stock -- again because this isn't my system and I dont want to spend the next couple of years servicing it weekly.
What do you guys think? -- should I stick with this or switch to something with a little more juice. My cousin is on a tight budget..... so $150CAD for case and PSU is pushing it..... (the Sonata II w/ PSU was $140CAD).
-Adrayic
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