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New build, question on AIW X1900 power draw

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Kochab

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My last desktop build was over 5 years ago.

Here is the new build:

monitor: Dell 2007WFP 1680x1050 LCD
case: Cooler Master Centurion 5
mainboard: Asus A8N-SLI Premium
CPU: AMD athlon 2.2GHz X2 512KB L2 per core
memory: Kingston DDR400 ECC 2x1GB
hard drive: 2x Seagate 7200.10 320GB
optical drive: 2x NEC ND-3550A DVD±R/RW
PSU: Coolmax CUG-600B 600W with modular cabling
video card: ATI All-in-Wonder X1900

Is this PSU gonna work with my video card? The specs for the ATI card call for a 30amp rail! (Surely that's a typo as 30A*12V=360W, LOL a 360W card? I hope not.) The PSU has 3 12V rails: 12V1 is 12A, 12V2 is 21A, 12V3 is 13A. I'll only be using the one vid card so will the other PCIe 12V rail add extra headroom? (PSU is SLI/Crossfire certified.)

Everything is put together right now except the vid card and memory. And now I'm fretting about whether the card will work. 😕 :shocked:
 
Yes, it'll work. The x1900's draw maybe 110 watts at maximum, but their recommendation is for the entire system and purposefully exagerrated so that people with crappy overrated PSU's won't be able to complain when their system won't boot. You'll be fine.
 
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