Alright, so lately, I've had my eye on the 8800's. I've been running my current system on a PNY 7900 GS and well, I'm just not completely satisfied with it at the moment. So, I've been looking through some of the newer DX10 cards and was struck by the EVGA 8800 GTS 320 Mb KO ACS3. It's the most I can afford presently, and with EVGA's step up policy, I have some time to think about whether or not I'll want to upgrade it.
My only issue right now is with the power supply. I'm an inherently lazy person, so I don't actually want to go out and replace the PSU just yet. I know I should, but well, I just want the card so much more and I'd been researching power consumption and whatnot for the 8800's. I've got a Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply, though there are reviews stating that the actual wattage is lower than the stated 430 watts. So, my question is this: is my PSU adequate enough to run the 8800 GTS?
I've been reading about the 8800 GTS needing a mininum of 400 watts with a +12V and current rating of at least 26 amps. The thermaltake's current rating is just 18 amps. So, that's what I've figured out so far. I've read accounts of people running it just fine, but is it really ok? Or should I just get over myself and buy a new power supply then the card later on?
Here are the components in my computer as reference.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
2 gb OCZ ram DDR2 667
2 hard disks (one SATA and one IDE, I frankensteined my old computer for parts)
Pioneer DVD-RW
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 1
ASUS P5N-SLI mobo
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply
And I believe that's about it for the parts in my little ol' PC. So thanks for even reading this, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
My only issue right now is with the power supply. I'm an inherently lazy person, so I don't actually want to go out and replace the PSU just yet. I know I should, but well, I just want the card so much more and I'd been researching power consumption and whatnot for the 8800's. I've got a Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply, though there are reviews stating that the actual wattage is lower than the stated 430 watts. So, my question is this: is my PSU adequate enough to run the 8800 GTS?
I've been reading about the 8800 GTS needing a mininum of 400 watts with a +12V and current rating of at least 26 amps. The thermaltake's current rating is just 18 amps. So, that's what I've figured out so far. I've read accounts of people running it just fine, but is it really ok? Or should I just get over myself and buy a new power supply then the card later on?
Here are the components in my computer as reference.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
2 gb OCZ ram DDR2 667
2 hard disks (one SATA and one IDE, I frankensteined my old computer for parts)
Pioneer DVD-RW
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 1
ASUS P5N-SLI mobo
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply
And I believe that's about it for the parts in my little ol' PC. So thanks for even reading this, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
