is 350w ps enough for current rigs?

[cerebus]

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my 2-year old rig has a 350w ps that comes with the cm centurion 5. i'm planning to upgrade my rig from athlon64/6600gt to e6400/8800gts but i'm wondering if my current ps will be up for the challenge. does anyone here have the same or similar setup with what i'm planning? how big is your ps?

[rayfloydcabrera]

bro ust use 500w nlng.. coz if daghan naka peripherals im sure dili stable imo pc...

[vipvip68]

The 8800GTS 320mb will use 130.5 - 200watts of power.

Check the amperage rating of your power supply. It needs to have a total of at least 17Amps on the 12V rail/s to run the card.
(This can be just on one rail or a combination of two rails in w/c case you need to use a cable to connnect both to the 6pin connector on your card)

i think this link will be quite helpful.. the 6600GT isnt listed there though.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/05/...ide/page7.html

[metallica]

yup go for 500w PSU or higher

[cerebus]

thanks for the response, guys. so, 500w is good enough?

[vipvip68]

500w should be enough. Pero test lang usa imong 350w with the 8800GTS kung ma kaya ba... if it does, you wont need to spend for a new PSU.

Btw, the PCI express slot provides up to 75 watts of power also... aside from the wattage on the 12V rails.

[eax]

Basic electronics kay it should be better kung dako imong wattage.

[AMD_infinium05]

better kung "sobra" kaysa makuwang in which can cause serious problems on your hardware.

[ZikE]

e 500watts nalang na bro wui...kanang Dynamo...na PSU ok raman na pero na hoglang ghapom neh cya og generic....na PSU

[emoners]

Try this daw bro: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/powercalc.jsp