X1900XT Power Usage

[w00t]

I just ordered a X1900XT from Newegg for my new build. I am awaiting more motherboards supporting conroe this may take awile and well I was wondering if I would be able to use the X1900XT in my shuttle. My guess is just plain no....

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/ati%...0x1900%20launch_012406100152/10671.png

considering the shuttle I have uses a 240W PSU though shuttle makes decent power supplies I am doubting I will be able to use it in my shuttle.

but than I rembered I could use another PSU I own in the mean time a Sparkle 350W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103486

Now it looks like this would work the only problem is it doesn't have a SATA Power Connector would it be safe to use a 4pin to SATA connector? I wouldn't like to damage anything just because I wanted to try out the X1900XT.

I am going on 4 day vacation so I won't be posting back until I get back. I have to go to asleep as I am supposed to wake up at 5 LOL and it's 2:14AM 🙁

 

[akshayt]

A sparkle 350 won't do, unless you want to spoil the card and maybe rest of the system as well.

That card only gives 18A on 12va line whereas a 1900XT has a minimum recommendation of 30A!

Go get atleast a 500watts quality power supply, not of a cheapo brand like Sparkle. Not Antec Smartpower series either. If you have a dual core system and plan to oc as well then get a very very good quality 550-600watts psu.

Try to stick to decent stuff, at the very minimum Seasonic or Antec NeoHE. Though Fortron, OCZ etc may be better.

 

[orangat]

Sparkle is not a cheapo brand. Fortron and Sparkle are the same company. Its FSP models are identical to Fortron models and are good.

Antec psu use low quality fuhjyyu caps even in its Neo HE line and I will never recommend them at all since there are better choices available for the same price.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i highly doubt those psus will be enough to power a system with a x1900xt

 

[lamere]

450W SLI rated is minimum for a X1900XT. It has to have the special 6 pin adapter also on the PSU

 

[jonnyGURU]

The X1900 takes so much juice it pisses me off.

What was ATI thinking????

 

[lamere]

Tell me about it. I don't even know if I have enough juice for a crossfire rig. 🙁

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: akshayt
A sparkle 350 won't do, unless you want to spoil the card and maybe rest of the system as well.

That card only gives 18A on 12va line whereas a 1900XT has a minimum recommendation of 30A!

Go get atleast a 500watts quality power supply, not of a cheapo brand like Sparkle. Not Antec Smartpower series either. If you have a dual core system and plan to oc as well then get a very very good quality 550-600watts psu.

Try to stick to decent stuff, at the very minimum Seasonic or Antec NeoHE. Though Fortron, OCZ etc may be better.

FYI, it's FSP. Fortron Sparkle Powersupplies. Nothing wrong with Sparkle.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Ike0069

Originally posted by: akshayt
A sparkle 350 won't do, unless you want to spoil the card and maybe rest of the system as well.

That card only gives 18A on 12va line whereas a 1900XT has a minimum recommendation of 30A!

Go get atleast a 500watts quality power supply, not of a cheapo brand like Sparkle. Not Antec Smartpower series either. If you have a dual core system and plan to oc as well then get a very very good quality 550-600watts psu.

Try to stick to decent stuff, at the very minimum Seasonic or Antec NeoHE. Though Fortron, OCZ etc may be better.

FYI, it's FSP. Fortron Sparkle Powersupplies. Nothing wrong with Sparkle.

i thought it was Fortron Source PowerSupplies?

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: Ike0069

Originally posted by: akshayt
A sparkle 350 won't do, unless you want to spoil the card and maybe rest of the system as well.

That card only gives 18A on 12va line whereas a 1900XT has a minimum recommendation of 30A!

Go get atleast a 500watts quality power supply, not of a cheapo brand like Sparkle. Not Antec Smartpower series either. If you have a dual core system and plan to oc as well then get a very very good quality 550-600watts psu.

Try to stick to decent stuff, at the very minimum Seasonic or Antec NeoHE. Though Fortron, OCZ etc may be better.

FYI, it's FSP. Fortron Sparkle Powersupplies. Nothing wrong with Sparkle.

i thought it was Fortron Source PowerSupplies?

It is. Ike is incorrect.

Sparkle is SPI: Sparkle Power Incorporated

Used to be a separate company until Fortron Source bought them out a few years ago.

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: Ike0069

Originally posted by: akshayt
A sparkle 350 won't do, unless you want to spoil the card and maybe rest of the system as well.

That card only gives 18A on 12va line whereas a 1900XT has a minimum recommendation of 30A!

Go get atleast a 500watts quality power supply, not of a cheapo brand like Sparkle. Not Antec Smartpower series either. If you have a dual core system and plan to oc as well then get a very very good quality 550-600watts psu.

Try to stick to decent stuff, at the very minimum Seasonic or Antec NeoHE. Though Fortron, OCZ etc may be better.

FYI, it's FSP. Fortron Sparkle Powersupplies. Nothing wrong with Sparkle.

i thought it was Fortron Source PowerSupplies?

It is. Ike is incorrect.

Sparkle is SPI: Sparkle Power Incorporated

Used to be a separate company until Fortron Source bought them out a few years ago.

Are you sure? I'm thinking it was Fortron Source before they joined with Sparkle. Now it's FSP group, where the S is for Sparkle.

I will do a quick Google search.


Edit:
In my short research I found differing results.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/FSP/Zen
"FSP Group was founded from the companies Fortron Source and Sparkle Power Intl., the P means Power Supplies."

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article280-page1.html
"For the record, FSP stands for Fortron-Source Power"

 

[gators81]

I just got an OCZ gamexstream 700w along with the x1900xt. That should be enough right? Waiting for my 6600 tomorrow before I put it together.

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: gators81
I just got an OCZ gamexstream 700w along with the x1900xt. That should be enough right? Waiting for my 6600 tomorrow before I put it together.

yes......

I am building a rig similar but awaiting more motherboards.

 

[w00t]

well anyways the card won't fit in my shuttle do to dual slot i'd have to modify the card which I don't feel like doing. I guess i'll just wait for the rest of my rig to be built there is alot of new motherboards coming out for conroe I am expecting reviews from anandtech soon 🙂 and a update on the Abit AB9 Pro also Abit is releasing more motherboards supporting conroe that I am intrested in 🙂