Seasonic S12 380w with a X1950pro?

[Gautama2]

Will a x1950pro be able to get by with the rig in my sig, of course it replacing the 7600gt.

 

[John]

Yes, the x1950pro only draws about 10w more than the 7600GT.

 

[Gautama2]

Goody 🙂

 

[Auric]

Happy happy joy joy!

 

[StrangerGuy]

You can downgrade to a 300W PSU at the same time and it will still run fine.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

doesn't ati recommend at least a 400watt psu? i can't seem to find the link right now

 

[Rommel44]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
doesn't ati recommend at least a 400watt psu? i can't seem to find the link right now

Yes but 380w but that is only because cheap PSUs which give you less W than number on them - for example instead of 400w its only 330w.

 

[dBTelos]

Apparantly this card only draws 50W or so from the 12V rail. So you're fine. Saying that a 300W PSU can handle it is a strong statement, as most 300W PSUs put half the load on 3.3 & 5V rails, and the other half on the 12V rail. 75W for CPU + 50W for GPU, add in other componants and you're in trouble.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
Apparantly this card only draws 50W or so from the 12V rail. So you're fine. Saying that a 300W PSU can handle it is a strong statement, as most 300W PSUs put half the load on 3.3 & 5V rails, and the other half on the 12V rail. 75W for CPU + 50W for GPU, add in other componants and you're in trouble.

I once had system with a 103W Prescott, 55W 9800 Pro, 1GB RAM, 2 hard drives, 2 high amperage case fans and it ran with no problems on a 300W HEC PSU that has only 15A on the +12V rail. Quality 300W PSUs can take a lot of beating, much to the surprise of many people.

 

[dBTelos]

I wouldn't call HEC supplies high "quality".

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy

Originally posted by: dBTelos
Apparantly this card only draws 50W or so from the 12V rail. So you're fine. Saying that a 300W PSU can handle it is a strong statement, as most 300W PSUs put half the load on 3.3 & 5V rails, and the other half on the 12V rail. 75W for CPU + 50W for GPU, add in other componants and you're in trouble.

I once had system with a 103W Prescott, 55W 9800 Pro, 1GB RAM, 2 hard drives, 2 high amperage case fans and it ran with no problems on a 300W HEC PSU that has only 15A on the +12V rail. Quality 300W PSUs can take a lot of beating, much to the surprise of many people.

Right, and 15A is a very decent amount of 12v power for a 300 watt PSU.

I recently pulled a 6 month old POS Raidmax 420 watt PSU with 13A on the 12 rail, sad indeed. The PSU was replaced with a 330 watt S12 with far more 12v power and the flimsy Raidmax case with a nice solid AL Coolermaster PAC-T01.

Companies like Raidmax should cut out the middle man (consumers) and sell their crap directly to the land fills.

 

[acegazda]

actually I like the raidmax smildjon... looks good and has a lot of cooling options. It is the only raidmax i'd ever consider though...

 

[Icepick]

Originally posted by: Operandi

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy

Originally posted by: dBTelos
Apparantly this card only draws 50W or so from the 12V rail. So you're fine. Saying that a 300W PSU can handle it is a strong statement, as most 300W PSUs put half the load on 3.3 & 5V rails, and the other half on the 12V rail. 75W for CPU + 50W for GPU, add in other componants and you're in trouble.

I once had system with a 103W Prescott, 55W 9800 Pro, 1GB RAM, 2 hard drives, 2 high amperage case fans and it ran with no problems on a 300W HEC PSU that has only 15A on the +12V rail. Quality 300W PSUs can take a lot of beating, much to the surprise of many people.

Right, and 15A is a very decent amount of 12v power for a 300 watt PSU.

I recently pulled a 6 month old POS Raidmax 420 watt PSU with 13A on the 12 rail, sad indeed. The PSU was replaced with a 330 watt S12 with far more 12v power and the flimsy Raidmax case with a nice solid AL Coolermaster PAC-T01.

Companies like Raidmax should cut out the middle man (consumers) and sell their crap directly to the land fills.

LOL That's almost sig worthy 😀