Power supply for 5870?

Gee · 6 Mar 2012 at 19:18

Easy chaps

I've told my mate I'll let him have my old Q6600, P5K and 5870 for £100, all he needs to buy is a suitable yet cheap power supply. Can anyone recommend one?

I'm looking at the OCZ ZS 550W although wouldn't this be a little overkill for such a system? Will only be running the above spec with a DVD drive and 1 HDD (~320gb).

Any recommendations is much appreciated.

Cheers!

stulid · 6 Mar 2012 at 19:22

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-review-test/13

Radeon HD 5870
The card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit at minimum if you use it in a high-end system.

That OCZ is right, its also not a cheap un-named item.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=248

Gee · 6 Mar 2012 at 19:38

Cheers Stulid, just the person I was hoping for a reply from!

Any others that'll be up to the job that might be a bit cheaper? Mates on a mad tight budget!

stulid · 6 Mar 2012 at 19:41

Gee said:
Cheers Stulid, just the person I was hoping for a reply from!

Any others that'll be up to the job that might be a bit cheaper? Mates on a mad tight budget!

Not without getting a no-name item thats not been tested at a decent review site like jonnyguru/hardwaresecrets.

Gee · 6 Mar 2012 at 22:40

Alright not to worry then.

Cheers fella!