Is this PSU good enough for my video card?

[DamuRidaz]

I've bought myself a geforce 7900 GT. Im browsing ebay and i came across this PSU.
Its 500 W and has one 12V rail of 25A.

Is it good enough for my card?

LINK - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-P4-AMD...24QQcategoryZ80173QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks.

 

[Huffbanger]

This PSU should work. It also depends on the specs of your computer; what processor, how many hard drives etc. Based on the 12V rail at 25A, this should work. I'm not sure of the wattage that the card takes, but you can always take the Watts and divide by 12 and this will give how many amps it will take. Going up to a 8800 of any kind may be pushing it. The other thing to consider is the reliability of this P.S. I have not heard of it so I'm unsure.

 

[DamuRidaz]

^well it has warranty so it should all be good.

 

[Captante]

While theres a good chance that psu will work in the short-term its not somthing I'd suggest you try ... you would be a lot better off spending a little more money for a high quality 400-450 watt model that you can be confident won't crap out under load on you.

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: Captante
While theres a good chance that psu will work in the short-term its not somthing I'd suggest you try ... you would be a lot better off spending a little more money for a high quality 400-450 watt model that you can be confident won't crap out under load on you.

Agreed, antec 450 watts go for pretty cheap nowadays on newegg and since you seem to be in australia hopefully you could find a good deal on one somewhere (maybe a used one on ebay).

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: DamuRidaz
I've bought myself a geforce 7900 GT. Im browsing ebay and i came across this PSU.
Its 500 W and has one 12V rail of 25A.

Is it good enough for my card?

LINK - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-P4-AMD...24QQcategoryZ80173QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks.

If money is an issue , that psu will do you just fine.