PSU enough for a HD4870?

[titaniumx3]

Hi,

I have a Hiper 580W HPU-4M580 SLi Certified ATX2.2 PSU; ya I know , but it's NOT the infamous modular version and has been running perfectly for the last two years or so. Will this PSU provide enough juice for a HD 4870 512mb?

Here are the rest of my system specs:

Athlon X2 4400+ (2.5ghz)
Asus A8N-E
2GB DDR400
2x120gb (raid-0) + 250gb + 500gb HDDs
DVD-RW
2x120mm + 92mm fans
X-Fi soundcard

Also I've never had a single problem with my current X1900XT 512mb.

Anyone else with the same PSU and HD4870? Will it run?

 

[ACESHIGH]

IMO it should be fine, as i believe the 4870 is only marginally more power hungry than the X1900XT

 

[titaniumx3]

Thanks!

Ok, assuming the psu isn't powerful enough, is it likely to damage the card or the rest of the system?

 

[straxusii]

Im running fine on the PSU in sig

 

[titaniumx3]

Thanks. Your psu is better than mine, but hopefully that extra 80w on the hiper should make up for it, lol.

In any case, I just ordered the powercolour 4870 this morning, only realising just now that the HIS 4870 has dropped price again, down to 164 quid! I would cancel the order, but it's already shipped.

 

[Barrybear]

should be enough to power it but its a Hiper be careful will blow on you
its not a case of if but when

 

[TheCenturion]

yeah, hiper aren't the most reliable psu brand

 

[soul_child]

is the 4870 more power hungry than the 2900xt? im asking bacuse i run the infamous MODULAR VERSION for the last 1.5 yrs and im considering getting me one of these 4870's

 

[titaniumx3]

The 4870 definitely uses less power than the 2900XT.

Hmm, I might get a new psu, soon, but if it's been running fine for the last two years, I don't see why it would blow up all of a sudden. I think the bad reputation surrounding Hiper comes from the modular version, not the non-modular version which I have.

 

[Jura55ic]

your PSU will be fine i had 2 4870's running on a 600w psu