6950 PSU ?

[Trusty]

Antec do ok psu's but not anything special. They do the job so to speak. At that price you have the choice of a few great psu's however. Far better than the antec because its seasonic design and seasonic make the best psu's around.

Antec use Seasonic, personally i think this PSU is the best value for money at the moment.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-AN

Like mentioned, Seasonic are superb when it comes to psu's. This Antec is Seasonic, 750w and modular.

 

[sand_dune]

This site is full of people who think that a PC needs to be pimped, starting with monstrous PSU and super expensive MB. I am running a similar system to what you are going to have in terms of power consumption. And my case + PSU costed £25. If you want to go sure, you can pay 2 times or 3 times as much for yours. But paying 7-8 times as much for the same result is plain stupid.

 

[MumboJumbo]

According to techpowerup.com 6950 uses very similar amount of power as 6850.

I am running a computer with

6850 775/1000 @ 1000/1180
Athlon II x4 [email protected]
Couple of HDD's a DVD, webcam etc.

I am using 330 true watts PSU I paid 25 quid for the PSU and computer case together. I've been running this PSU for over 1.5 years. So you definitely don't need a 700 or 600 or similar PSU

This site is full of people who think that a PC needs to be pimped, starting with monstrous PSU and super expensive MB. I am running a similar system to what you are going to have in terms of power consumption. And my case + PSU costed £25. If you want to go sure, you can pay 2 times or 3 times as much for yours. But paying 7-8 times as much for the same result is plain stupid.

The 6850 draws 230w alone when at load. You're a fool.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2010/10/22/ati-radeon-hd-6850-review/9

That is just the power for the gpu, not the whole system.

Further more if he just went and bought a 450w psu or what ever then he'd most certainly need a new one on his next upgrade. It's not sensible.

Also the psu's I suggested at the start were cheap. I simply gave alternatives when the budget was increased.

Antec use Seasonic, personally i think this PSU is the best value for money at the moment.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-AN

Like mentioned, Seasonic are superb when it comes to psu's. This Antec is Seasonic, 750w and modular.

I think i've confused it with the high current gamer. My mistake. Still, the reviews don't rate it as highly as the ones I suggested. But it is modular.

 

[Trusty]

I think i've confused it with the high current gamer. My mistake. Still, the reviews don't rate it as highly as the ones I suggested. But it is modular.

Antec uses the famous M12D unit though.

 

[MumboJumbo]

They use the same M12D unit though.

I presume there is a reason for the disparity in reviews from the same people though. Either way i'm sure it will be fine.

 

[MOOGLEYS]

The Bequite 530w will happily power a 6950. A 6950 at full load consumes around 160w I think the above quotations are for system loads rather than gpu only loads...

 

[MumboJumbo]

I did a little more looking into it and i've found stated max loads from around the 160s to 230's. So take your pick. Depends on what programs they run I presume.

You know I think i'd actually just recommend the OP's friend to get the 600w OCZ psu. He's clearly not an enthusiast and it's only £47. Sure its not the best psu but it's a decent price and will run for some time.

 

[gareth170]

This site is full of people who think that a PC needs to be pimped, starting with monstrous PSU and super expensive MB. I am running a similar system to what you are going to have in terms of power consumption. And my case + PSU costed £25. If you want to go sure, you can pay 2 times or 3 times as much for yours. But paying 7-8 times as much for the same result is plain stupid.

LOL your sitting on a time bomb...

when (not if) that psu blows it'll take ALL your system and maybe your room.

you should research on how bad it is using cheap, no-name PSU's

 

[Operation]

XFX 650 would be my suggestion btw.

 

[skotish|]

LOL your sitting on a time bomb...

when (not if) that psu blows it'll take ALL your system and maybe your room.

you should research on how bad it is using cheap, no-name PSU's

My 6950 struggled with a no named psu of 700w i quickly went to our faithful MM and got me a corsair as i don,t want a big boom