700w PSU good enough for 9800gx2?

[D3R1K93]

^ i know there other threads about this, but i just wanted to know. if you dont mind looking at my signature and telling me what you think on if it will work. please reply only if you are running a 9800gx2 and like a 700w psu. on the EVGA website, it says at least 580w. but i'm going to be running 4 gb DDR3 ram, 45 nm q9450 (both that i believe use less power than the DDR2 and 65 nm.) zalman 9700, and antec 900 (supposely a lot of fans dont use a lot of power [thank god!]). if anyone could reasure me. thanks to people who can.

 

[El DJ]

I don't have it, but you should be fine.

 

[Okedokey]

No its not. Read this: http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gx2_pwr_supply.html

 

[Interested]

yea it is. we already built his computer and it works perfectly.

 

[Okedokey]

Im sorry, nvidia must have got it wrong. Oh and evga: http://www.evga.com/articles/397.asp You are running it fine, i think.

 

[ceewi1]

The 580W figure is quoted by the majority of manufacturers, and is well founded in terms of real world power consumption. A 700W PSU is more than adequate, provided it's a realistically rated, good quality unit.

There's even several 700W PSUs in the list you quoted, although a list of tested PSUs certainly doesn't equate with a minimum recommendation.

 

[Steelshivan]

Agreed, that 700W is fine. While certain extremely high-end system configurations may warrant using even a quality 1000W psu, don't listen to the psu-obsessed freaks who think you need a $200 psu for about any system.

A PSU is nowadays a very important part of a computer, in both stability and power, but I swear...some (now tons?) people have completely gone off the deep end with them.

 

[bubblescivic]

No its not. Read this: http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gx2_pwr_supply.html

yea it is. we already built his computer and it works perfectly.

Im sorry, nvidia must have got it wrong. Oh and evga: http://www.evga.com/articles/397.asp You are running it fine, i think.

ROFL instant foot in mouth.... priceless. folks, this is what happens when you google all your answers instead of using critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills.

 

[Okedokey]

Way to come back to an old forum (by 4 months) and talk shit. Get a life mate, we have no idea how that PSU will stand up over time. The thread is dead, so just get a life and stop trolling.