Which card can i get with a 480W PSU?

[SamG]

Which top end graphics card can I get with only a 480W Tagan PSU?

 

[Snapshot]

You should certainly be able go to an X1950 Pro. Whether you can go further depends on the ampage on the 12V rails and on what the rest of the PC is.

 

[SamG]

PC Spec is:

AMD 3000+
Asus A8N Sli Delux
Tagan TG480-U01 480W ATX2.0 SLi Compliant Silent PSU
SB 2

Though I'm upgrading my CPU to an X2.

Any chance I could run a 8800gts?

 

[man_from_uncle]

Should be able to. Might even get away with a 8800gtx.

 

[Vogon]

You should be able to run a GTS I would think.

 

[Darkwave]

That'll run an 8800GTS, but your processor will hold it back. I'd recommend an X2 as you said.

Do you have it overclocked or is it running at stock?

 

[Dravic]

It has 18-28A on the 12v which is enough for a GTS.

 

[ugly ferret]

And a gtx! Just.

 

[triggerthat]

GTX needs 30.

 

[james.miller]

a gtx *needs* 14-15. 30 is a safe recommended minimum for an entire system

 

[Squakingcow]

You could get away with any card on that; GTX, GTS, 2900 ect.

With a tagan 520w I can run a Overclocked C2D, HD 2900 XT, X-fi ect.

 

[bru]

im running a x2 3800 @2.6 a 320mb gts @620/1840 and 2*120mm fans and a swiftech 120*2 water loop all from a tagen 480....so it will run a gts fine.

 

[SamG]

Do you have it overclocked or is it running at stock?

It is running at 2.1.

So, I should have no problems running a BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)?

 

[Scottland]

Officially I think a GTX required a PSU capable of 30-32A - but it might be ok, numbers are numbers


For what it's worth though, I'd save the 100 odd quid, get a GTS and put the difference towards a newer CPU setup.

 

[SamG]

For what it's worth though, I'd save the 100 odd quid, get a GTS and put the difference towards a newer CPU setup.

I need the card to run games at 1900x1200 though. Can a GTS do that?