8800GTS PSU requirements

I *think* as long as you dont have more than a couple of hard drives and case fans you should be fine. If you had like 4 or 5 hard drives and six case fans, you might be pushing your luck with 430w. I am assuming that Antec is a good PSU to start with - since it's an Antec - if it's borderline then thats not so good...
 
I got a coolmax 700watt for 50/after rebate from zipzoomfly. Got my 8800gts sli hooked up to that. Haven't actually booted the system though with an OS but it boots :p
 
My rig has 3 sata hard drives, a single sata dvd drive, 4 sticks of ram, and three 120mm fans. All of it runs on an Antec 500w power supply, no issues, and solid power rails.
 
430watts sounds a little low for it. But if your system its basically stripped down (No OC, 1 HDD, low power CPU) you should be ok. I would suggest getting at least a 550+ just to be on the safe side.
 
It should be no problem for your 8800GTS 512. It has triple 12v rails with a total of 32amps.
 
I know its not much of a comparison but i am running a x1950pro oced, 4hdds ,2 sticks of ram ,like 6 case fans ,2 dvd drives and some cathodes all on a 400w psu and it runs very stable.

Soon going to upgrade to a 720w for my soon to be 9800gx2
 
According to the box my EVGA 8800GTS 512 came in it requires "400 watt power supply with a minimum of 26 amps on the +12 volt rail"
 
Background: Have had the NeoHE 430 for about a year now in a p150, it's been powering a stock E6300, three HDs, one case fan, and one x800xt overclocked to 540/540 but I don't game much. It was all fine and dandy, quiet etc. until I put in a 3870 with one less hard drive in it. The power supply squeals like a mofo when any 3d app is opened. Maybe it's defective, but crysis etc. runs perfectly. I'm still going to RMA it.

All said and done, I think a GTS should be fine if everything else is pretty light.
 
bigdogchris said:
I got a coolmax 700watt for 50/after rebate from zipzoomfly. Got my 8800gts sli hooked up to that. Haven't actually booted the system though with an OS but it boots :p
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So what exactly does that have to do with the OP'S question? :confused:

Table21 you "might" be ok if your lucky..
 
some how my system is running a a cheap 400watt psu. i have a q6600, 8800gts(g80), 2 sata hdds, 1 dvdrw, 3 120mm fans and a 200mm fan. so i think you'll be safe.
 
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