Not Enough Power???

[Mattd46612]

I have a 430watt Thermaltake TR2, been noticing some flickering and errors lately could it be possible that its not enough? I know a x1900xt they recommend 450w and with a dual core opty, 2 hdd, 2 dvd-rw im thinkin this could be the cause of it

 

[Operandi]

430 watts should be plenty but how much of that power is dedicated to the 12v rails?

Modern systems can draw up to 90% of their power from 12v rails and Thermaltake is still selling 400+ watt units with only 18 amps of 12v power, pathetic.

 

[amdskip]

Clock all your hardware down and unhook everything that isn't required and use your system. It sounds like the power supply doesn't have enough power to me too.

 

[Mattd46612]

18a on the 12, figure ill pick up a new one soon and see what happens. Just been a lil screwy at times since i threw the x1900xt in there. Anyone know anything about the Mushkin power supply on newegg? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817812002

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: Mattd46612
Anyone know anything about the Mushkin power supply on newegg? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817812002

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Look to Enhance, Enermax, Seasonic or the FSP part numbered Fortrons.


...Galvanized

 

[Effect]

Yea, if you're going for a RAM brand PSU, stick with either the Corsair 620W (Seasonic), or the OCZ GameXstream series (FSP). Enhance seems to be (in general) the best price/performance though.

 

[Mattd46612]

Enhance 650W looks very nice for $95 on Ewiz.... Is it true that its a oem version of silverstone zeus 650W???

 

[dBTelos]

450W should be enough, from a good manufacturer. If your not going crossfire in the future, then a 485W Enermax Noisetaker should be good.
Found on ewiz for $75 IIRC.

 

[Mattd46612]

I just research the enhance and ordered it, from what I could tell it is also the silverstone and a aska, all which got great reviews. I upgrade very often so I figured I might as well get something that will handle sli or crossfire or anything else ill need in the next 3-5 years.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

tt makes bad psus, you'll need a new one if u want that x1900xt to run well. i suggest looking into FSP, seasonic, enermax in the 500watt+range

 

[Mattd46612]

Went with this. http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-EN0565. Enhance 650W for $95 should have me set for years. And its the exact same as the Silverstone Zeus 650W so the quality should be as good as any.