Power supply

[exho]

would a 380 watt power supply be enough for a 7800gt, AMD 64 3200 and 1.5 gigs of ram?

[Noni]

Re: Power supply

I would doubt it. Thats pushing it I think.

What PSU is it?

I would reccomend 400W-500W.

Thanks

[whofriggincares]

Re: Power supply

What's the amps on the 12V line? Total watts don't mean much.

[ISHII[IL]]

Re: Power supply

would a 380 watt power supply be enough for a 7800gt, AMD 64 3200 and 1.5 gigs of ram?

no it must be over 400watt

What PSU is it?

Power Supply Unit

[Espion]

Re: Power supply

He meant what brand, not what it stands for.

You should have at least 26A on the 12V rail, or dual 12V rails. Get a trusted brand - use the sticky.

[ISHII[IL]]

Re: Power supply

He meant what brand, not what it stands for.

aaaa ok.
i suggest "Thermaltake" i have one it have 650watt
so i dont have to split one power cable on several devices
i have on every device separete power cable

[Noni]

Re: Power supply

Boo at thermaltake.

I think a FSP Bluestorm 500W will suit you fine. Its a great psu, and very cheap.

I doubt it will run a system a couple of years from now but it will run the setup the thread starter chose with ease.

Good luck.

[DeathFromAbove]

Re: Power supply

My Antec neopower has not failed me :)

[whofriggincares]

Re: Power supply

Same here Aviation.

[gsxr310]

Re: Power supply

Get the Enermax Liberty.

[scrogathon]

Re: Power supply

Make sure you buy more than enough, as i have a 350 watt, and it cant even keep the twelve volt rail above 11 random reboots, when at full load. im picking up a ultra 500 watt psu soon. :) should pix that, and let me overclock this mild beast. p4 3.0 ghz x800xl.

[Espion]

Re: Power supply

Make sure you buy more than enough, as i have a 350 watt, and it cant even keep the twelve volt rail above 11 random reboots, when at full load. im picking up a ultra 500 watt psu soon. :) should pix that, and let me overclock this mild beast. p4 3.0 ghz x800xl.

That's just a terrible rail, it has nothing to do with the overall wattage. Ultra doesn't make the greatest PSUs, and neither does thermaltake. I'd stay away from both of them.

The sticky is up there for a reason...

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41796

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Power supply

This goes into more detail about power sullpies and which you should look for.

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=136602

[scrogathon]

Re: Power supply

well if the ultra is gonna provide better rails than my really old sparkle(3-4 years) ill be happy, especially since it comes with a case to.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1501221&sku=TC3J-ULT31742

[Espion]

Re: Power supply

There's a big difference between better and good.