Poll: PSU voltage draw....Winner gets a prize.

[Solaris]

1.21 gigawatts

Also:

In that case will a corsair ax860 be enough for watercooled 4770k(@4.5ghz) + 2xv290x xfire(not sure on how far I'll push the oc), 2/3 ssds, 6 or 11 fans(depending on if I go push/pull on 360+240 rads).

I went with the ax860 as I'd been reading that a 750-850w psu would be sufficient for 780 sli so assumed it'd be enough for 290x xfire, at that time hadn't made my mind up on 780 vs 290x and the 290x wasn't out), however have now been reading people saying they're finding they need 1kw+

Wattage of a power supply. The amps that a powersupply can push to it's 12v Rail(s) is different between different supplies. 860W may be enough for the whole system, but it the 12V rails that the GPUs are connected to are overloaded the GPUs will become unstable. Esp if overclocking them.

 

[fowler002]

1.21 gigawatts

Also:



Wattage of a power supply. The amps that a powersupply can push to it's 12v Rail(s) is different between different supplies. 860W may be enough for the whole system, but it the 12V rails that the GPUs are connected to are overloaded the GPUs will become unstable. Esp if overclocking them.

So is that a yes or a no then?

 

[Solaris]

So is that a yes or a no then?

AX860 should be fine for dual 290X. I'm running dual 290's with a 8350 overclocked to 4.8GHZ and overvolted to 1.5v, with a AX1200i and I've never seen it pull more than 515w

 

[Hagar]

And the power station killing, environmentally apocalyptic threatening FX8350 at 4.7GHz running eight prime workers is 250-270W and throw in a heaven 2.5 bench on a 6950 also and it is a mind bogglingly huge 370W system power at the wall or 300W at the PSU

 

[fowler002]

And the power station killing, environmentally apocalyptic threatening FX8350 at 4.7GHz running eight prime workers is 250-270W and throw in a heaven 2.5 bench on a 6950 also and it is a mind bogglingly huge 370W system power at the wall or 300W at the PSU

But then a 6950 is like a poultry 1 litre against a 5 litre v8 montrosity that is a 290x

 

[mowlio]

Yeaaah! I've never won anything before...

I await my 290x...

 

[Wizzfizz]

haha could have at least updated the op you turnip!

 

[Rroff]

Kind of suprised tho I just did an off the cuff instead of calculate it - as I can get a pair of 780s in furmark hitting almost 600watt at the wall draw after discounting everything else :S

EDIT: Though IIRC you have to do a little trick to get SLI working with it.

 

[tres_kun]

A lot off
And lol edited post the contest is over

 

[Dark Light]

Have the winner been announced yet?

 

[fowler002]

Have the winner been announced yet?

guessing you didn't read past the op