PSU for 8800 GTX

DMGrier · 05-12-2008, 10:51 PM

Hey guys what kind of PSU will I need to run a NVIDIA 8800 GTX? I was looking on newegg but there is a lot to choose from. Thanks.

hermeslyre · 05-12-2008, 10:55 PM

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ScOuT · 05-16-2008, 08:32 PM

I have an Antec 650 Neo Power and it runs all my stuff just fine. Never had a problem yet.

Evga 8800 GTX
2 additional 80mm fans rear mounted
2 stock 120mm case fans
Thermaltake fan controller

lovely? · 05-16-2008, 08:55 PM

the fans and fan controller probably take less then a watt while on, the parts that take the most are the motherboard, video card, processor, i dunno how much hard drives take but im sure its a few watts.

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DMGrier Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Port Orchard, Wa Posts: 37	PSU for 8800 GTX Hey guys what kind of PSU will I need to run a NVIDIA 8800 GTX? I was looking on newegg but there is a lot to choose from. Thanks. __________________ HP Media Center 2.2 Ghz AMD Phenom NVIDIA 8500 GT 3 GB of DDR2 Ram coming soon- upgrade to better graphics card (possibly will run dual) and will upgrade ram to 4 GB.

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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,651	the fans and fan controller probably take less then a watt while on, the parts that take the most are the motherboard, video card, processor, i dunno how much hard drives take but im sure its a few watts. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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ScOuT Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 95	I have an Antec 650 Neo Power and it runs all my stuff just fine. Never had a problem yet. Evga 8800 GTX 2 additional 80mm fans rear mounted 2 stock 120mm case fans Thermaltake fan controller