430 watt power supply

PC eye · 02-22-2008, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

As long as it's a QUALITY unit and not a PSU from a POWMAX case (or such) or a eBay unit, it's plenty.

I wouldn't be suprised if a 8800GT ran fine on it.

MSI points to 400w minimum for the GT while 450+ for the 8800GTS models. For SLI or Crossfire then you start looking at 600-700w as a start.

oscaryu1 · 02-22-2008, 11:27 PM

But I've heard that it sucks as much as a 8600, so it still might work

PC eye · 02-23-2008, 06:00 AM

While the basics are covered you wouldn't be leaving any room for later expansion if you decide to add drives/devices. For the current build here while now seeing a few changes the basic wattages compete with the need for power connections. The idea of going a little higher then what is needed is to cover things when the demand for power increases and you don't end up under what is minimum.

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