PSU for the Asus 8800 GTX

[bladerunner168]

I brought this yesterday and read on the box that you need a min of 450W PSU bit I've read on other forums that 600W+ is bare minimum.

I have an Antec Neo 550W, will this run it stable?

Other bits

Intel 6400
Abit AWD9 Max
Dominator 6400 Ram 2GB
150GB WD Raptor
250GB Seagate SATA
X-FI Fatal1ty Xtream
Antec 900 (V1.0) + extra 120mm fan

None have been overclocked....................yet!

Thanks for your help.

[Blitzen]

I brought this yesterday and read on the box that you need a min of 450W PSU bit I've read on other forums that 600W+ is bare minimum.

I have an Antec Neo 550W, will this run it stable?

Other bits

Intel 6400
Abit AWD9 Max
Dominator 6400 Ram 2GB
150GB WD Raptor
250GB Seagate SATA
X-FI Fatal1ty Xtream
Antec 900 (V1.0) + extra 120mm fan

None have been overclocked....................yet!

Thanks for your help.

There is a popular misconception that you need a PSU big enough to run a town for the next generation cards. This simply isn't true.

Your Antec is plenty as long as you are not going to go SLI (it may even be enough for SLI that but its a close call).

As long as the PSU you have has AT LEAST a combined 12V Amperage of 32A (which i know it has) you will be good to go.
Remember...amperage delivered is more important than overall wattage. The wattages PSUs state, 9/10 times is the peak and not the constant.

Hope that helps.

[bladerunner168]

Thanks for the advice, that was very useful!

[meansizzler]

extreme.outervison.com

chekc out the PSU calculator

[Blitzen]

extreme.outervison.com

chekc out the PSU calculator

DOnt bother.
At best they are ball park figures and dont help at all in decision making.