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[.one.]

hi just been to a psu test page and says i will not have enuff juice to run a x1900xtx !

my config is nothing special.

1 dvd
2 cdrom
3 fx sound card
4 2 * hds
5 firewire card.
6 3 usb's

Thats about it realy.

my current psu == Seasonic 430 watt.

Your opinion's please.

Thx

 

[easyrider]

BS.

It will be fine mate don't worry

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yup will power it no sweat, theres ppl running x1900's on less than that fine.

 

[.one.]

cheers lads.

lots of em about now nvida's new baby's are about so is time for a deal

thx

 

[Its_Me]

A great handy little tool.

*edit link

This is the right 1

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

 

[Tetras]

As has already been pointed out by others elsewhere don't rely 100% on wattage based PSU calculators, they can give a vague idea sure but they don't consider the distribution of power on the rails (or how strong and able to sustain high loads they are in a general sense).

 

[Cyber-Mav]

430w may just be cutting it depending on your other system needs.

but if the psu can provide 430w all on the 12v rails and the system has no need for power on the 5v or 3.3v rails then you will be fine.

 

[Raikiri]

I had a similar system (HDs, dvds etc.) with a pentium D 805 which use loads of power when overclocked and a 7800GT. Ran fine on my 430w Seasonic

 

[Jakus]

As with all Ratings lesser brands exagerate and an overall Watt rating is irelevant