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New Build, New PSU?

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adamvk

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I'm gonna be building a new PC soon,
750i Ultra, q9300, maybe q6600, 4gigs of ram, 8800GT, and I will also have 2 dvd burners, a very powerful cpu fans and 3 80mm fans, 2 cathodes, media card reader, and fan controller. I currently have a coolermaster 600psu. Do I need a new one for this new build?
 
OK Thanks. Do you think down the road the 600W could also run a 9800GTX instead of 8800GT?
 
adamvk said:
OK Thanks. Do you think down the road the 600W could also run a 9800GTX instead of 8800GT?
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Definitely, same G92 gpu. Just has a few more stream processors enabled, power difference shouldn't be significant.
 
Ok people, Remember that wattage doesn't mean as much these days. What matters most is where those watts are being delivered. For current rigs, it's all about how much amps are on the +12V rail since most PC parts draw their power from there. The more amps you have, the more upgrades (hard drives, video cards, PCI cards, etc) you can add. You determine the amperage on the +12V rails by first finding out what's the total combined, max load, combined or max wattage aside for the +12V rails/section alone. Then divide that total by 12 and you get how much amps the PSU has on the +12V rail.

That's the correct way to find out how much amps a power supply has. Don't add up the amps on the +12V rail to figure out the amperage. Doesn't work that way. If the total combined or max wattage can't be found on the power suppply, check the manufacturer's page for that PSU for that info. If the manufacturer doesn't provide that information, it's generally a good sign for you to drop that power supply from consideration.

So with that said, what model Coolermaster 600W PSU do you have?
 
No, you don't need a 800W PSU. A good 500W to 600W PSU will be just fine for you. The Coolermaster 600W PSU you have is a shit 600W PSU. Hence why it is not fine for you.
 
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