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24th February 2008, 22:40 | #1 |
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| 65W processor takes up 65Watts or what? it says 65W processor for the E4500, but does that mean the power supply has to give it 65W's?m cause i want to get the 8600GT some day, and i know i need the 350W PSU. but i have a 400W PSU. so im in trouble if the processor takes that much Watts. thanks |
25th February 2008, 18:05 | #2 |
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| Extreme power supply calculator says 134W http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine Correct me if i'm wrong |
15th March 2008, 10:00 | #3 |
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| The 350W PSU for the 8600GT is not just for the card it is for the whole system which confuses a lot of newbies into buy high power expensive power supplies. First off here are the ways your graphic card can get its power PCI-E v1.0 slot = up to 75W PCI-E v2.0 slot = up to 150W PCI-E 6pin Connector = up to 75W PCI-E 8pin Connector = up to 150W The 8600GT does not have a 6 or 8pin connector so it gets all its power thru the PCI-E slot, the 8600GT is PCI-E v1.0 so the max power the 8600GT could ever possibly use is 75W. The E4500 can use up to 65W when it is fully loaded, but when in idle consumes around 15-20W. Anyway a 400W power supply will be more than enough to power that system unless you plan on running 30 hard drives etc. |
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