Antec Neopower 480 enough for 8800GTX?

[ericeash]

Okay, I don't plan on going SLI anytime soon, and if I did I would definitely upgrade, but for now I'm wondering if my Neopower 480 will be enough? Here's my proposed setup, some of which I have and some coming soon.

Opty 165 Oc'd to 2.8 @ 1.6v
Vigor Monsoon II TEC cooler
4 SATA HDDs, 2 IDE HDDs
8800GTX w/ slight OC
SATA DVD
2 GB Ram slight OC
8 120mm fans
Wireless PCI Card
PCI Audio card

I will be gaming but probably not above 720p. Mostly for a DVD, HD-DVD/Blu-ray, media server/player. I know 8800GTX is a little much, but I will eventually be outputting 1080p with extreme video processing, plus I want the best. However I'm reluctant to upgrade PSUs unless nessesary. What do you guys think?

Eash

 

[sisq0kidd]

Try it out, if it doesn't work, upgrade

 

[CCityInstaller]

I am also running a NP 480, and although it is a great PS, I think you are putting just a little too much drain on it. You are considering running 6 HDs? I honestly think you should look into a quality 550-600+ watt PS. You might as well get one that is SLI certified, just in case you decide to go that route in the future. You should be able to get a decent price for the NP 480 to offset the price of the new PS.

 

[Hyperlite]

Yeah i don't think that is going to cut it. And if you are going to drop that kind of money on a GTX, i would definitely have a good PSU to back it up. not that that psu isn't good, but i think that is too much system for it.

 

[Thor86]

With all those Hddisks? Yes, upgrade, and get one with two native PCI-E powerplugs.

 

[tersome]

You should probably upgrade, since an Opteron 165 at 1.6v and 8800 GTX alone should use up 480 watts or so. I think you should get a quality high wattage psu like the OCZ 700w one.

 

[aka1nas]

Also, those 8x120mm fans are going to pull a decent amount of amps.

Edit: Sheesh you have a TEC installed too? You should get a secondary PSU for all that stuff.

 

[jim1976]

I have the same psu..

I won't risk it and swap it for a quality psu..

PSU is the heart of your rig.. It's silly to spend so much $$$ on your setup and a brand new gpu and risk it.. Or just buy a second one just to power the gpu..

* Did you sell your gpu? from an fx5200 to a 8800gtx? huge jump

 

[cyclohexane]

why have 8 fans???

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

Try removing 4 fans and see what difference it makes in temps - I'm betting little to none.

 

[ericeash]

Originally posted by: Thor86
With all those Hddisks? Yes, upgrade, and get one with two native PCI-E powerplugs.

yeah, i don't have that many yet, but it's in works. and i have thought of the 2 PCI-E thing, since the 8800GTX has 2 inputs.

Originally posted by: tersome
You should probably upgrade, since an Opteron 165 at 1.6v and 8800 GTX alone should use up 480 watts or so. I think you should get a quality high wattage psu like the OCZ 700w one.

i can always tame the CPU back down to stock 1.35v, but i like overclocking, fun sh1t!

Originally posted by: aka1nas
Also, those 8x120mm fans are going to pull a decent amount of amps.

Edit: Sheesh you have a TEC installed too? You should get a secondary PSU for all that stuff.

yeah, the TEC is a bit much. and i can't help it with the fans, it just looks right in the stacker

Originally posted by: jim1976
I have the same psu..

I won't risk it and swap it for a quality psu..

PSU is the heart of your rig.. It's silly to spend so much $$$ on your setup and a brand new gpu and risk it.. Or just buy a second one just to power the gpu..

* Did you sell your gpu? from an fx5200 to a 8800gtx? huge jump

funny thing is i've never really gamed with the fx or on any PC before. fx was left over from an older PC. started building a home theater and decided to build a PC to use as a HTPC scaler/dvd player. but when i get the 8800, i'll have to start gaming.

Originally posted by: Dethfrumbelo
Try removing 4 fans and see what difference it makes in temps - I'm betting little to none.

probably, but they are all silent. the stacker is in parts right now, and i'm painting everything gloss black, so when it goes back together, we'll see what happens to the fans. i originally intended on water cooling so i figured the fans would help out, but we'll see.

thanks guys, looks like i'll need to start looking for a new PSU, but i want the 8800GTX first!

 

[Griswold]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4812

Draw your own conclusion based on these numbers.

 

[MBrown]

Can I expand on the OP's question? What about the rig in my sig. Could I use my neopower for this?

 

[jim1976]

Originally posted by: MBrown
Can I expand on the OP's question? What about the rig in my sig. Could I use my neopower for this?

I wouldn't risk it either m8..
A64 draw enough power and even more o/ced..
Why risk damaging a $$$ brand new gpu or anything else on your system?
Afterall you will o/c at some point right? If you don't have enough money right now first buy your psu and then the GTX. You won't need an SLI approved one just a better one..

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: jim1976

Originally posted by: MBrown
Can I expand on the OP's question? What about the rig in my sig. Could I use my neopower for this?

I wouldn't risk it either m8..
A64 draw enough power and even more o/ced..
Why risk damaging a $$$ brand new gpu or anything else on your system?
Afterall you will o/c at some point right? If you don't have enough money right now first buy your psu and then the GTX. You won't need an SLI approved one just a better one..

I'd respectfully disagree with you. I had a Neopower 480 running a Pentium D 920@4.0Ghz and an X1800XT, 3 hard drives, and an optical drive at one point. Voltages were always stable.

Now if he is asking can he throw in an 8800GTX with his current rig, then I would agree with you that it's a big risk on that PSU.

(Me hugs my PC Power & Cooling Silencer) <- I'm ready for Crossfire or a single 8800GTX. We'll see what the prices of X1950 Crossfire Editions go for in the near future. Of course I might just "suffer through" with my X1900XT until DX10 parts come out at reasonable prices (for me that's about $300).

 

[jim1976]

Originally posted by: Golgatha

Originally posted by: jim1976

Originally posted by: MBrown
Can I expand on the OP's question? What about the rig in my sig. Could I use my neopower for this?

I wouldn't risk it either m8..
A64 draw enough power and even more o/ced..
Why risk damaging a $$$ brand new gpu or anything else on your system?
Afterall you will o/c at some point right? If you don't have enough money right now first buy your psu and then the GTX. You won't need an SLI approved one just a better one..

I'd respectfully disagree with you. I had a Neopower 480 running a Pentium D 920@4.0Ghz and an X1800XT, 3 hard drives, and an optical drive at one point. Voltages were always stable.

Now if he is asking can he throw in an 8800GTX with his current rig, then I would agree with you that it's a big risk on that PSU.

(Me hugs my PC Power & Cooling Silencer) <- I'm ready for Crossfire or a single 8800GTX. We'll see what the prices of X1950 Crossfire Editions go for in the near future. Of course I might just "suffer through" with my X1900XT until DX10 parts come out at reasonable prices (for me that's about $300).

But I never said that running his current rig is a problem that is easily understood.. I can ran the system of my sig with o/ced E6600@3.8 X1900XT@720/800 and the other stuff w/o issues on my Neopower... But putting the 8800gtx in this rig with the same psu is certainly asking for trouble IMHO..
I assume that he is talking about putting a 8800GTX in his rig. Otherwise why post this here now if he already has the psu in his rig?

 

[jim1976]

sry DP

 

[dBTelos]

Your PSU is plenty, don't sweat it.

 

[Brian48]

I have the 480Neo. It'll do fine.

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

Even with a 460W Seasonic, a single-core A64, only 1 HD, 1 optical, and 4 fans, I'm still a bit concerned about whether it can handle an 8800GTS.

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: Golgatha

Originally posted by: jim1976

Originally posted by: MBrown
Can I expand on the OP's question? What about the rig in my sig. Could I use my neopower for this?

I wouldn't risk it either m8..
A64 draw enough power and even more o/ced..
Why risk damaging a $$$ brand new gpu or anything else on your system?
Afterall you will o/c at some point right? If you don't have enough money right now first buy your psu and then the GTX. You won't need an SLI approved one just a better one..

I'd respectfully disagree with you. I had a Neopower 480 running a Pentium D 920@4.0Ghz and an X1800XT, 3 hard drives, and an optical drive at one point. Voltages were always stable.

Now if he is asking can he throw in an 8800GTX with his current rig, then I would agree with you that it's a big risk on that PSU.

(Me hugs my PC Power & Cooling Silencer) <- I'm ready for Crossfire or a single 8800GTX. We'll see what the prices of X1950 Crossfire Editions go for in the near future. Of course I might just "suffer through" with my X1900XT until DX10 parts come out at reasonable prices (for me that's about $300).

I more concerned with the fans and the TEC. TECs draw a LOT of power, especially ones capable of cooling a modern machine.