Will my PSU run this rig?

[Karl|Neo]

Hi guys,

Basically I'm planning on doing an upgrade soon and wondered if you guys thought my Enermax EL620W
would be capable of running an i5 2600k with 3 hard drives and 2 ATI 6850's.

I already have one 6850 so the most logical choice I thought would be to stick another one in too if possible. If it is, could the PSU also stretch to a 6870 seen as they're quite similar in price to the 6850's now?

Thanks in advance, if I've missed anything important ask away.

Karl

[gwyn]

Hi There
Which PSU is it? Is it this one?
http://www.enermax.com/home.php?fn=e...=1&lv1=8&no=23

If it is, then it should be fine.

[Karl|Neo]

It's the older, non-eco version, although it is still a liberty with the same model number as the one you just showed me. I just wanted to check with people who might know more before I went for it.

I'll probably just do the upgrade in steps starting with the extra 6850 and work my way up from there.

Cheers!

[[DW]Cougho]

I second that opinion.

I have a similar setup (but only 1 5870) rather than 2 6850's, and my Corsair 750w barely draws 350w from the socket at peak power, so add another 150w for the graphics card and your still not near your 620w.

[Karl|Neo]

That's exactly the kind of answer I was looking for, thanks!

May I ask how you found out what the power draw was?

Cheers.