Don't overestimate 8800GT power requirements...

[Gusty987]

Just an FYI, I recieved my EVGA 8800GT Superclocked Edition today. So far it's running great, played Crysis for about an hour already. My PSU is a 4-year-old Antec 380w with 24a on the 12v rail. The rest of the rig is in my signature.

So just don't by into the hype that you need 500 watts of seasonic to run these things.

 

[vhx]

http://www.hothardware.com/art...rmance_Preview/?page=8

311 watts load. Kind of pushing it. ;P

 

[Gusty987]

Originally posted by: vhx
http://www.hothardware.com/art...rmance_Preview/?page=8

311 watts load. Kind of pushing it. ;P

Anandtech's own review shows peak power usage at 209 watts, and firing squad shows 233 watts. These are sites I know and trust.

 

[Capt Caveman]

This guy overclocks his 8800GT on a 250w psu - http://www.ocforums.com/showth...311&highlight=250w+psu

 

[HopJokey]

Originally posted by: Gusty987

Originally posted by: vhx
http://www.hothardware.com/art...rmance_Preview/?page=8

311 watts load. Kind of pushing it. ;P

Anandtech's own review shows peak power usage at 209 watts, and firing squad shows 233 watts. These are sites I know and trust.

If you compare hothardware.com's test bed vs. Anand's test bed you will see that the former uses a quad core QX6850 and a raptor hd whereas the latter uses a dual core X6800 and a seagate hd. That probably makes the difference in energy usage at load.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
This guy overclocks his 8800GT on a 250w psu - http://www.ocforums.com/showth...311&highlight=250w+psu

atx 2.01 standard for a 250 watt power supply is 22amps on 12v.

so its barely less than the original posters 24 amps