4850 on a 400-watt Enermax PSU?

[Atls]

Quick question: Will an XFX 4850 run on an Enermax Libery 400-watt PSU?

Dual-rail with 20A each on each 12V rail. Here's the in-depth specs.

+3.3V - 26A
+5V - 28A
+12V1 - 20A
+12V2 - 20A
-12V - 0.6A

Thanks.

 

[Schmide]

Depends on the system. What's the rest of your system?

 

[happy medium]

Please give us all the specs of your system.
Cpu,ram,hard drives ect. ect. ect.

If its a standard system with one hard drive ,one dvd burner, and such you'll be fine.

I have 2, 18 amp rails (total 34 amps) with my Enermax, and I run a gtx 260 overclocked and core duo overclocked, 2 hard drives,7 case fans,4 usb ports,.

 

[Atls]

E6300 @ 1.86GHz [mobo doesn't allow OC]
Intel DG965WH mobo
Western Digital Sata HDD
DVD burner
4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mhz memory

That is all.

 

[happy medium]

Your good! It will be fine.

It could handle a gtx 260 if you wanted.

 

[Atls]

Sweet...thanks!

 

[Schmide]

E6300 @ 1.86GHz [mobo doesn't allow OC]

Yeah. But...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=132900

It could handle a gtx 260 if you wanted.

Yeah but could the case?

 

[solofly]

Quick question: Will an XFX 4850 run on an Enermax Libery 400-watt PSU?

There is no way it couldn't... as matter of fact I'm gonna be trying a 4870 with the exact power supply...

 

[Lonyo]

3.4GHz E5200, 4 or 5 HDDs, optical, 4GB RAM, HD4850, 400w PSU, pulls <250w from the wall under load.
You might even be able to get away with a (good quality) 300w PSU if you were really feeling like a challenge

 

[Atls]

Yeah. But...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=132900

Yeah but could the case?

I checked out that link, but I'm not sure I understand. What exactly is that socket mod for?

 

[happy medium]

It's a way to overclock your cpu without using the bios.
Short version.

 

[Schmide]

I checked out that link, but I'm not sure I understand. What exactly is that socket mod for?

You basically use tape and window defogger repair kit (or a electrical trace pen) to connect those two bridges on the bottom of your CPU. The mother board will then detect the chip at the higher FSB giving you an overclock.

Yes ice it is dangerous.

 

[happy medium]

If your cpu can do 2.3 with stock voltages, you can use this mod.
Most if not all e6300's should do this easily.
Should give your 4850 a good boost.
You can find the conductive pens on ebay for 10$ last I checked.

It's not that hard. I did it with a e5400.

 

[Schmide]

You can find the conductive pens on ebay for 10$ last I checked.

Or

Rear Window Defogger Repair Kit

Probably less at your local auto parts store, no shipping.

Edit: Wouldn't the pin modd put his CPU at 3.0 ghz? 333*9=2997 ?

Probably would have to include a voltage mod for that

http://xtreview.com/images-added.php?image=images/1-4-mod-conroe-volt2.jpg&id=574

 

[happy medium]

Or

Rear Window Defogger Repair Kit

Probably less at your local auto parts store, no shipping.

Edit: Wouldn't the pin modd put his CPU at 3.0 ghz? 333*9=2997 ?

Probably would have to include a voltage mod for that

http://xtreview.com/images-added.php?image=images/1-4-mod-conroe-volt2.jpg&id=574

I thought his multy was 7? So it should be an easy overclock

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27248

 

[Schmide]

Settles the voltage issue. You're right.

 

[Atls]

Thanks for all the replies. Yeah, the low/high multiplier on the E6300 is 6/7. Even though I could overclock it if my mobo allowed it, I'm not going to risk damaging the cpu with that pen trick.

 

[solofly]

Recommended or certified power supplies by AMD...

http://ati.amd.com/products/certified/powersupplies.html#pstop

And what it looks like they recommend at least 425watt power supply for a 4870/4850...

Enermax Liberty ELT400AWT (400W)
Radeon&#8482; HD 3870 X2
Radeon&#8482; HD 3870 & 3850
Radeon&#8482; HD 2XXX

Enermax PRO82+ EPR425AWT (425W)
Radeon&#8482; HD 4870 & 4850
Radeon&#8482; HD 3870 & 3850

 

[vj8usa]

Recommended or certified power supplies by AMD...

http://ati.amd.com/products/certified/powersupplies.html#pstop

And what it looks like they recommend at least 425watt power supply for a 4870/4850...

Enermax Liberty ELT400AWT (400W)
Radeon™ HD 3870 X2
Radeon™ HD 3870 & 3850
Radeon™ HD 2XXX

Enermax PRO82+ EPR425AWT (425W)
Radeon™ HD 4870 & 4850
Radeon™ HD 3870 & 3850

That doesn't make sense though; the 3870X2 uses a lot more power than the 4850.