Xtrm Liability wrote:
TrueGamer wrote:
Xtrm Liability wrote:
TrueGamer wrote:
i have one question... i have 2 6-pin PCI-connections on my 500w PSU, and at 12V, it’s rated at 22a. the minimum for a 9800 GTX is 475w at a combined 26a... is my psu compatible?
I don’t think so.
Also, the card I recommended requires “500W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current
rating of 36A or more” minimum.
Hmmmm need to check into rating.
see, this is weird because a lot of the PSUs that were recommended have less amps then mine. i have an
ANTEC EA-500D PSU. i think wut they’re saying is combined amperes. so comined, i would have 44a.
Yeah I was looking for info on that as well and I don’t quite understand it. What do they mean by “combined”?
I have a theory that perhaps the GPU requires TWO 6-pin power connectors thus each power connector holds 22amps a per connection. So combined with two connectors your PSU is capable of pumping 44amps through that bitch. Savvy?
Of course, this is just a theory. I could be totally off.
that’s the exact same thing i was thinking. i was looking for other PSUs that have more than 30a, but really couldn’t find anything. maybe the 1000W and above, but that’s overkill...
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