A little help her guys and Geeks

[dillydobbs]

Ive read that the 6800 requires a 480 watt psu. Ive got an Antec 430 is that enough? any one have experence with this card. I just bought my PSU so i kinda want to know. Thanks All

 

[Keysplayr]

Good quality 350w PSU is enough for a standard PC. If you have eight dozen fans cooling your rig or 16 harddrives, that is another story. Your 430w Antec is more than fine.

 

[dillydobbs]

thanks for the advice

My rig is at www.dillydobs.com

 

[Gamingphreek]

People have reports of running it fine in shuttle PC's with PSU ratings of 250Watt and 300Watt. Youll be just fine, Nvidia is just being an idiot.

-Kevin

 

[dillydobbs]

I was just wondering cause I hear that BFG is packaging a PSU with their new card.

 

[Rent]

Originally posted by: dillydobbs
I was just wondering cause I hear that BFG is packaging a PSU with their new card.

You can buy a pack from them that has a recommend powersupply.

nVidia was just being extemely overcautious and the internet wolves tore them a new one for it. I had a Tru430 and it ran everything in my system fine with a 6800U as long as it wasn't overclocked. When I started overclocking, I started having some problems, but I have a lot in my rig so I wasn't really suprised.

 

[dillydobbs]

I'm just trying to make sure befor i drop the $$$ for the new card. I got Doom 3 yesterday and i want it to fly and the Geforce 4200 works BUT i want it to fly

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I'll add my experience for your consideration I had a 2yr old true330 die within 2 weeks of using my GT. It may just have been it's time, or it could be more than just a coincidence. I've been running it@431/.1ghz so it's possible the added strain contributed to it's death </shrugs shoulders> It did run perfectly in my SN45G wuith 200w ACHME for a week so that is the flip side.

 

[JBT]

Nvidia dropped the power requirements for the Ultra down to 350 so I'm sure a 380 should be fine.

 

[OMG1Penguin]

They probably estimated high for the people who have the no-name PSU's.
If you have a quality psu (you would know if you did), wattage is less of a factor (often these are under-rated).

 

[dillydobbs]

thats why i got the Antec true 430

Originally posted by: OMG1Penguin
They probably estimated high for the people who have the no-name PSU's.
If you have a quality psu (you would know if you did), wattage is less of a factor (often these are under-rated).

An well now that i know that my psu is ok....Any ideas on what brand or make of 6800 to buy. Ive had alot of good luck with BFG (the gpu fan did die after a year *shurgs*) I'm just not sure what to buy. All ideas are welcome.

 

[JBT]

BFG is good. Great warrenty on them. PNY isn't bad either now that they have made their warrenties 3 years instead of their old lame "life time" which is ussually less than a year.... Or even eVGA. They all about the same but if they cost the same amount go for the BFG.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

At this point buy whatever brand you can actually find in stock

 

[dillydobbs]

This is true hahahaha

 

[dillydobbs]

Any other opinions ??