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Is this enough power?

Barely but it'll need a 20 to 24 pin converter if it's not 24 pin natively since the 7600GT gets it's 12V power from the ATX plug.
 
I could just say yes, but the reality is that TT psus arn't the best so they are wasting more power as heat, and you may not get clean 18A from the 12V rail at all times. Adding in HDDs spinning up, a good amount of fans, and a A64 X2 CPU, if you can afford it, I would replace it.

Edit: If you do get a new one, I'll recommend this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189003
 
The 7600GT has no PCI-e plug therefore it gets it's 12V power from the last 4 pins on a 24 pin ATX plug. With a 20 pin ATX plug and a 7600GT you'll get problems since the last 4 holes in the socket are unpowered.

Make sense?

I have no clue if his PSU is 20 or 24 pin although I'm assuming it is a 20 pin. I'm not looking it up to find out. Judging from the specs, though, it should be barely adequate for his needs IF it has a 24 pin ATX plug.
 
madmat said:
The 7600GT has no PCI-e plug therefore it gets it's 12V power from the last 4 puns on a 24 pin ATX plug. With a 20 pin ATX plug and a 7600GT you'll get problems since the last 4 holes in the socket are unpowered.

Make sense?

I have no clue if his PSU is 20 or 24 pin although I'm assuming it is a 20 pin. I'm not looking it up to find out. Judging from the specs, though, it should be barely adequate for his needs IF it has a 24 pin ATX plug.
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I don't know too much about the PCI-e power connector and what not but I just can't believe that nVidia would make a GPU that gets its power from the 4 pin main ATX power connector. What if you have a 24pin mobo? How would the videocard get its power then?
 
It doesn't get it from the 4 pin connector. It gets it from the LAST 4 PINS OF THE 24 PIN CONNECTOR. How much more plain can I make that statement? Jesus wept.
 
dBTelos said:
I don't know too much about the PCI-e power connector and what not but I just can't believe that nVidia would make a GPU that gets its power from the 4 pin main ATX power connector. What if you have a 24pin mobo? How would the videocard get its power then?
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I'm hearing airplanes fly over your head. I think Matt's head just exploded too.

He's saying if it doesn't get power from a PCI-e power connector, it gets all of it's power through the slot. For the slot to get more power, it needs the additional power fed through the additional wires of a 24-pin motherboard connector. :D
 
That's right. No PCI-E plug means it draws power from the motherboard.

18a on a single +12 is pathetic. Don't even bother. Try something like the Masscool Nextherm 460. Seventeam is unbeatable. Just look at my sig.
 
jonnyGURU said:
I'm hearing airplanes fly over your head. I think Matt's head just exploded too.

He's saying if it doesn't get power from a PCI-e power connector, it gets all of it's power through the slot. For the slot to get more power, it needs the additional power fed through the additional wires of a 24-pin motherboard connector. :D
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I just read it wrong, its kinda hard to read it right the way he worded it (madmat).
 
dBTelos said:
I just read it wrong, its kinda hard to read it right the way he worded it (madmat).
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From post no. 8 (mine) clarifying on my first post:
The 7600GT has no PCI-e plug therefore it gets it's 12V power from the last 4 pins on a 24 pin ATX plug. With a 20 pin ATX plug and a 7600GT you'll get problems since the last 4 holes in the socket are unpowered.
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I personally think that's as clear as it's possible to get without drawing a sketch outlining the 24 pin ATX plug and the pins left unpowered when you use a 20 pin PSU.
 
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