295 Power Requirements

[Hudzy]

I saw in one of the reviews they recommended a 700 watt PSU for one of these. Is it likely to be ok running it on a 620?

Anyone running one on less than 700?

 

[Rroff]

Might work... the GPU will hit almost 300 peak, doubt the rest of your system will exceed ~200watt unless you have a silly overclocked quad core or something.

Personally tho I'd want a little more headroom so the PSU ran a bit quieter and cooler. Plus the reliability of the PSU and the rest of your system components is better when your sustained load is under 70-80% of your PSU's rating.

 

[Fire Wizard]

Hi Hudzy, what's the make and model of your power supply unit?

Also, what other hardware components does or will your system consist off?

 

[Hudzy]

It's one of these...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Also running an Asus P5Q Pro, Q6600 @ 3 GHz, 2x 2GB pc6400, 3 hard drives, maybe 4 soon, and a few fans.

 

[Hudzy]

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Sipha]

i'm running an overclocked 4870x2 which is more power hungry than a GTX295 on a Corsair HX520 so you'll be absolutely fine.

 

[Hudzy]

Thanks. Had an idea it might be fine, just wanted a second opinion.

 

[khemist]

I saw in one of the reviews they recommended a 700 watt PSU for one of these. Is it likely to be ok running it on a 620?

Anyone running one on less than 700?

Yes i'm using a corsair HX620.