7800 GTX question

pfclassic · 03-24-2006, 04:17 AM

Im going to be picking up a 7800 GTX 256 meg version in a few days... my current PSU is 500 watts but only has 20 amps on the 12v rail... will this be enough? Or am i going to need something beefier...

currently am running only one harddrive and one optical drive if thats somewhat relevant.

thanks in advance!

Dialamo · 03-24-2006, 04:34 AM

Hmm, I think it would be enough for it to run barely, or not enough at all...

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you buy a new PSU with at least 26A on the +12v rail.

maroon1 · 03-24-2006, 11:52 AM

u made a big mistake
why did u buy 7800GTX !!! 7900GT is better and cheaper

Kuli24 · 03-24-2006, 01:22 PM

Agreed. The 7900gt beats the 7800gtx 256 in all tests I've seen.

pfclassic · 03-24-2006, 05:36 PM

I managed to get one for 300 canadian

fade2green514 · 03-24-2006, 07:21 PM

thats not that great of a price... ive found them for $235 USD... or how close are those? lol $235 is probly more then $300 canadian haha... jk

Mr.Suave · 03-24-2006, 09:56 PM

no 300 canadian is about 250 USD. i would sell it and get a 7900gtx. you might be able to get 300-400 USD if you do b/c 7800gtx's are still being sold for $500-$400. and make a big profit.

pfclassic · 03-25-2006, 12:33 AM

In canada i havent seen a 7800 GTX for less than 550-600$, and many places still sell them for more.

pfclassic · 03-25-2006, 12:34 AM

Newegg still has the 7800 GTXOC by bfg (the one i am getting) for 519 american, roughly 600 canadian... so i think half of neweggs price is pretty good....

03-24-2006, 04:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
pfclassic Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 134	7800 GTX question Im going to be picking up a 7800 GTX 256 meg version in a few days... my current PSU is 500 watts but only has 20 amps on the 12v rail... will this be enough? Or am i going to need something beefier... currently am running only one harddrive and one optical drive if thats somewhat relevant. thanks in advance!

03-24-2006, 04:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dialamo Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 198	Hmm, I think it would be enough for it to run barely, or not enough at all... I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you buy a new PSU with at least 26A on the +12v rail. __________________ Computers For The Win!

03-24-2006, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,598	u made a big mistake why did u buy 7800GTX !!! 7900GT is better and cheaper __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner

03-24-2006, 01:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kuli24 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 153	Agreed. The 7900gt beats the 7800gtx 256 in all tests I've seen. __________________ Opteron 146 @ 2.8ghz (1.45V), 2GB Kingston Valuram evga 8800gts 320mb superclocked 250GB hard drive, Razer Copperhead mouse (green) DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D, OCZ 520W power supply XFI XtremeMusic soundcard Klipsch Promedia 5.1 speakers 19" Samsung Syncmaster 940bw widescreen lcd Super Lanboy case 3dmark01: >30000, 3dmark05: >10000, 3dmark06: 7300ish

03-24-2006, 07:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,623	thats not that great of a price... ive found them for $235 USD... or how close are those? lol $235 is probly more then $300 canadian haha... jk __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

03-24-2006, 05:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
pfclassic Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 134	I managed to get one for 300 canadian

03-24-2006, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	no 300 canadian is about 250 USD. i would sell it and get a 7900gtx. you might be able to get 300-400 USD if you do b/c 7800gtx's are still being sold for $500-$400. and make a big profit. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

03-25-2006, 12:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
pfclassic Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 134	In canada i havent seen a 7800 GTX for less than 550-600$, and many places still sell them for more.

03-25-2006, 12:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
pfclassic Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 134	Newegg still has the 7800 GTXOC by bfg (the one i am getting) for 519 american, roughly 600 canadian... so i think half of neweggs price is pretty good....

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