Power supply good enough?

[Hellotalkie]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954

My brother has been running is
q9400
8gb ddr2 ram
9800gtx
1 hard drive
1 cd drive.

He just bought a 5870, will this power supply be enough for this unit? He has that version but its also 3 years old.

Thanks

 

[CurseTheSky]

It may work, but IMO a HD 5870 + Q9400 is pushing it, especially if he's planning to overclock at all. I'd personally feel much better with a 550-650W unit.

That FPS has 13A and 14A on the two 12V rails. Seems a little anemic for the HD 5870.

 

[Hellotalkie]

No overclocking whatsoever.

 

[Hellotalkie]

I'm giving him my q8300, I forgot that q9400 is actually mine

 

[TemjinGold]

Have him fire it up and do whatever he plans to do. If it's not enough, it'll crash.

 

[fffblackmage]

Minimum power supply for the 5870 is a 500W unit with at least 40A on the 12V output.

If you take a look at the specs for that FSP PSU, it can only deliver 324W, or 27A on the 12V output in total.

I bought a 5870 just recently. I know my computer uses 400W from the wall when I load it up with Prime 95 and Furmark. Assuming 75% efficiency, that's 300W being supplied by my PSU. Obviously, not all 300W will come from the 12V output, but most of it will. The 324W maximum on the 12V output is definitely a bit too close for comfort for me, and not all PSUs will like being pushed to its limits.

 

[Rifter]

I wouldnt risk it.

 

[Hellotalkie]

Ok, I just ordered this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341017

A cheap but good psu.