8600GT and 300 watt PS?

Is 300 watts enough for the 8600 GT?




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MHF wrote:
Is 300 watts enough for the 8600 GT?




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The 8600GTS is 47 watts max here.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...8600gts_7.html

The 8600GT is about 80% of the clock rate of the 8600GTS. So to make
a rough guess, the power will be about 80% of 47W or about 38W.

Whether your power supply is sufficient, really depends on what else
your computer is packed with. If you had a Core 2 Duo it might be OK.
If you had a dozen disk drives, maybe not.

Quote either the make and model of power supply, provide a URL with
a picture of the label on the side of the supply, or copy all the
numbers on it. Many modern setups load down the +12V rail, so looking
at your hardware inventory and comparing to the amps available on
+12V, is a good start to figuring it out. In other words, if you
go out of your way to crush the 300W supply, you may succeed.

There are web sites to estimate power, but they give numbers on
the high side.

Another way to guess at the answer, is consider how much power
the existing video card draws. It could be that the card you've
got, used more than 38W, and thus, by replacing it, you are
actually unloading the supply.

HTH,
Paul

In article , MHF says...
Is 300 watts enough for the 8600 GT?

On a Shuttle XPC, yes. On a desktop, hardly.


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Is 300 watts enough for the 8600 GT?




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"DaveW" wrote in message

Is 300 watts enough for the 8600 GT?

No.

You're talking **** yet again.

The 8600GT draws less than my 7800GT. My entire system draws less than
250W.