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PSU Requirements for HD3850/70

Dangman

Dangman

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Does anybody know exactly how much Amps the HD 3850 and HD 3870 require on the +12V rails? I know ATI lists provide a minimum wattage setting but that's just to cover their bases considering all the bad quality power supplies out there with 30A on the +5V Rail and 20A on the +12V.

I've managed to track down the minimum Amps Nvidia cards need but just not ATI cards.

Thank You.
 
Or if someone knew how much the 2900XT wants. Feels like we can take that and cut it by a third.

(edit) Just read the Guru3d review which says
Also recommended is 28 AMP's on the 12 volts rails for stable power distribution (on a single card configuration)
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Of course that's to power a complete system together with any 3800 series card so I think we can plug and play rather than plug and pray.
 
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