New GFX card meand new PSU

[moogle]

Which site might that be? I may be one of my reviews!

http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/r...er_700W_1.html

, real good site for reviews, gives efficiencies and loads of details.

[Million]

Cool thanks guys. Also the Hiper Type-R is within my price range, and has the bonus of being modular. I've heard things about them though. What do people reckon?
I also remember being told that with that power hungry a card I need a certain amperage on the (I think) 12v rails - can anyone enlighten me?
Cheers

[moogle]

Cool thanks guys. Also the Hiper Type-R is within my price range, and has the bonus of being modular. I've heard things about them though. What do people reckon?
I also remember being told that with that power hungry a card I need a certain amperage on the (I think) 12v rails - can anyone enlighten me?
Cheers

newer graphics cards need more amps on the 12v rails, ie if you dont have enough then the system wont power up or the screen wont come on due to the gfx card not having enough power. i had this problem with my bfg geforce card 6600gt, it wouldnt boot the monitor on with 16a on the 12v rail, so I switched psu's with one that had 18a on the 12v rail and it was all fine and dandy.

i'd recommend you get the xclio 700 or 600w one over the hipers as i've read people complain about the hipers going poof on them, the xclio is modular too dont forget and plus the hiper was under 80% efficiency 75% of the time in those tests.

[Blitzen]

http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/r...er_700W_1.html

, real good site for reviews, gives efficiencies and loads of details.

Ahhh yes...i used to do the Best Punch For Pound Section there.

Unfortunately i became over-ridden with kids and lamers and stop using the site.

[Million]

On the powercolour website (the exact card model) it says:

" • 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
• PCI Express compliant power supply (recommended). Connect directly to the power supply with a 6 pin PCI Express power connector
• For CrossFire™: 550 watt power supply or greater, 38 Amps on 12 volt rail "

30A on the 12V rail!? The Xclio 700w PSU as far as I can understand says 18A! Am I misunderstanding? Probably...
Apart from this it's had a superb review for such a reasonably priced PSU

[Blitzen]

Cool thanks guys. Also the Hiper Type-R is within my price range, and has the bonus of being modular. I've heard things about them though. What do people reckon?
I also remember being told that with that power hungry a card I need a certain amperage on the (I think) 12v rails - can anyone enlighten me?
Cheers

I still cannot understand why you would want a Hiper in preference to a Corsair, Enermax Liberty or the XCLIO. They are all way better PSUs and also all modular.

[moogle]

On the powercolour website (the exact card model) it says:

" • 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
• PCI Express compliant power supply (recommended). Connect directly to the power supply with a 6 pin PCI Express power connector
• For CrossFire™: 550 watt power supply or greater, 38 Amps on 12 volt rail "

30A on the 12V rail!? The Xclio 700w PSU as far as I can understand says 18A! Am I misunderstanding? Probably...
Apart from this it's had a superb review for such a reasonably priced PSU

it has 4 x 12v rails though, each at 18 amps, which can give 72 amps max, 30 amps for 1 graphics card though, thats alot, im pretty sure a 8800gtx needs 32 amps max.

[Million]

So does that all mean that this PSU will do the job? I want to order this afternoon if poss
Thanks

[Blitzen]

it has 4 x 12v rails though, each at 18 amps, which can give 72 amps max, 30 amps for 1 graphics card though, thats alot, im pretty sure a 8800gtx needs 32 amps max.

Its not always as simple as combining all the amps as you have done to get the total amperage. THere are a few more things to it than that. Its never far off though.

So does that all mean that this PSU will do the job? I want to order this afternoon if poss
Thanks

Its more than enough to run all but THE MOST demanding systems.

[Million]

Cheers everyone for your help. I'll be ordering this arvo then!

[moogle]

Cheers everyone for your help. I'll be ordering this arvo then!

nice to hear, it will probably last you another gfx card upgrade

[Million]

that's what i'm hoping. It's funny, the SCAN prices on Xclios - 550w - £53, 650w - £70, 700w - £65! I figured all I needed was about 550w, but for an extra £12, why not future-proof myself

[moogle]

that's what i'm hoping. It's funny, the SCAN prices on Xclios - 550w - £53, 650w - £70, 700w - £65! I figured all I needed was about 550w, but for an extra £12, why not future-proof myself

yea that is very weird, considering their manufacturer numbers arent that diff except for the watt bit.