PSU for eVGA Geforce 9800gt

[marsbars162]

It requires a PSu with 450watts and 24 amps on the 12v, is this combined or on each? also, will an ATX12v 2.2 work on any atx mobo?

 

[mx344]

It is total, and someone correct me if im wrong, but the 24 amps is the whole system right, not just the 9800GT, im pretty sure thats right?

 

[StrangleHold]

Yeah, thats just what they recommend for the average system as a whole. A 9800GT gets 75W from the slot, think a PCIe 2.0 slot might be 100W and another 75W from the 6 pin PCIe connector so 150W/175W is the most it can pull anyway. Never saw a test to see how many amps it can pull just by itself, but I'm sure its nowhere near 24 amps.

 

[marsbars162]

ok thanks

 

[StrangleHold]

I would get a good quality one between 500/600W with atleast 30/35 amps on the 12V rail. Give you some upgrade room.

 

[kookooshortman55]

Depending on what the rest of your system is like, I would get the power supply in my sig. It's only 450W, but they're all on the 12V rail. It has 33A on a single 12V rail, so it should be more than enough power to power the card, again depending on what the rest of your system is like.

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=575&card2=

Max power draw = 105W
105W / 12V = 8.75A max draw from the 9800GT

 

[marsbars162]

damn nice psu for a good price

 

[oscaryu1]

Si, there are many decent PSU's on the market for a price. Last time I checked, I had a 39A dual rail 585W PSU for under $30. hec Orion 585W. It held up to overclocking and a HD3850 nicely.

 

[Twist86]

If your going to spend the cash BUY MORE THEN YOU NEED!!!!


Last I checked newegg had a sale on the TX750 from Corsair and it was like $80 shipped.

That can power any GPU on the market currently which leaves a LOT of room for upgrades. I mean its only $15 more then the 650w for that price ^-^