CuriousComputer
04-20-2009, 07:21 PM
I am looking to upgrade my pc, and I already have an Earthwatts 430w power supply that I would like to continue to use.
The online specs list the EarthWatts's 2 peripheral 12v rails at 17Amps.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371006&Tpk=earthwatts%20430w
However, the video card I would like to buy suggests using a 12v rail that delivers 18 amps.
EVGA 512-P3-N954-TR GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130378
Is this going to be a problem, or do you think I will be OK?
Is there a different video card you might suggest instead?
I like this one because it is on sale for 49.99 right now, after $20 dollar rebate.
The other specs of the PC will be a 2.8 Ghz Core 2 Duo on an Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5, with 4gb of DDR2 800 RAM, One SATA or SCSI Drive for OS (currently I have a 5 year old SCSI, but I might scrap that and upgrade to SATA, 2 IDE Drives for storage, DVD-RW. Wireless Card.
Another question, the Motherboard supports DDR2 1200 RAM, but it looks like I can get a nice deal on G.SKILL DDR2 800, but is it worth it to spend a little more money and get the DDR2 1200, maybe 2GB instead of 4.
Thanks for lookin,
I appreciate it,
-CuriousComputer
The online specs list the EarthWatts's 2 peripheral 12v rails at 17Amps.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371006&Tpk=earthwatts%20430w
However, the video card I would like to buy suggests using a 12v rail that delivers 18 amps.
EVGA 512-P3-N954-TR GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130378
Is this going to be a problem, or do you think I will be OK?
Is there a different video card you might suggest instead?
I like this one because it is on sale for 49.99 right now, after $20 dollar rebate.
The other specs of the PC will be a 2.8 Ghz Core 2 Duo on an Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5, with 4gb of DDR2 800 RAM, One SATA or SCSI Drive for OS (currently I have a 5 year old SCSI, but I might scrap that and upgrade to SATA, 2 IDE Drives for storage, DVD-RW. Wireless Card.
Another question, the Motherboard supports DDR2 1200 RAM, but it looks like I can get a nice deal on G.SKILL DDR2 800, but is it worth it to spend a little more money and get the DDR2 1200, maybe 2GB instead of 4.
Thanks for lookin,
I appreciate it,
-CuriousComputer