Would you...?

[Marty502]

So, would you?

I've read that this PSU is pretty anemic. Weak amperes line, etc. But it can handle my x1950 Pro with no issues, which demands a lot of juice. There's even a guy here on this board with an OCed Phenom rig, 8800GT, 2 HDD, etc, and the TR2 PSU. So I'm a bit torn...

So, would you?

 

[bryanW1995]

what's the amps? better yet, what is tdp on that x1950 pro? the 4850 is 110w, as long as they're close you shoudl be ok.

 

[Marty502]

The x1950 Pro is around 65w in Full 3D mode. Oops...

Me thinks I won't. What's the TDP in a 8800GT?

EDIT: According to some sites, it's around 105-110 watts... And that guy with the Phenom rig and 2 HDDs could handle all of it with a TR2... By straight logic it sounds OK to try an 4850 on my rig unless I'm missing something here. My rig is pretty basic, 1 HDD, 1 DVD-RW, not many extra gimmicks.

 

[schneiderguy]

With only one 18a +12v rail I wouldn't risk it. I'm running a 3870 which has a similar TDP to the 4850 off of a 400 watt PSU but my PSU has over 30 amps combined between its two +12v rails.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I'm tempted to try it. I have a TR2-430W, and I just picked up a pair of HD4850 GPUs at BB. I also picked up a pair of Antec EarthWatts 650W PSUs at Microcenter for $70 ea.

 

[Marty502]

Feel free to drop me a PM after you do!

 

[unr3al]

I have a 400W AOpen with a 23A combined on the 12V rails. Very tempted to see if an HD4850 will run. If not, I guess I'll just get a 450W with 18A per rail...