what PSU shud be used

d_animality · 07-23-2008, 04:59 PM

Hello.. my current spec is on the left under "My System" ... if im to upgrade in the future my VGA from 8800gts to the new GX280, an additional hardisk around 500GB 7200rpm and 6 fans... what PSU Watt shud i need? i want the corsair atx brand but im not sure how many wattage to target... i think after this i can run crysis smoothly, hopefully!

magnethead · 07-26-2008, 06:47 PM

the PSU you have would be just borderline on still being good. If not, you might look at the ThermalTake Toughpower 750W.

MyKobalt · 07-27-2008, 09:06 PM

that psu should be more than enough

07-23-2008, 04:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
d_animality Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brunei Posts: 293 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	what PSU shud be used Hello.. my current spec is on the left under "My System" ... if im to upgrade in the future my VGA from 8800gts to the new GX280, an additional hardisk around 500GB 7200rpm and 6 fans... what PSU Watt shud i need? i want the corsair atx brand but im not sure how many wattage to target... i think after this i can run crysis smoothly, hopefully!

07-26-2008, 06:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,129 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: what PSU shud be used the PSU you have would be just borderline on still being good. If not, you might look at the ThermalTake Toughpower 750W. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

07-27-2008, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
MyKobalt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 172 OS: Windows Mojave 64-bit SP1 My System	Re: what PSU shud be used that psu should be more than enough __________________ <~~~~~~ Check out my rig