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Title: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: MonkeyThink on June 09, 2011, 01:17:51 PM Hi All,
I have a question (my first, but probably not my last :)) ... Having recieved the XFX Radeon GD 5830 I ordered a couple of days ago I'm now wondering if my power supply is going to cope? My machine is a P4 3.2Ghz with a 450W power supply which has 4 x 4 pin molex connectors for peripherals. I'm looking guidance on whether I will be able to use the two, dual 4 pin to 6 pin adaptors to power the GPU, which will take up all 4 connectors available from the power supply, and also power my HDD using a splitter? Thanks Monkey Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: phantastisch on June 09, 2011, 01:22:13 PM my seasonic SII-430 W powers an overclocked 5830 and an overclocked e2180 ;)
whats the brand of your psu? Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: MonkeyThink on June 09, 2011, 01:38:58 PM I can't remember the brand. I was going to write down the details and the power ratings before I left home this morning but I forgot :(
It's not a top brand but it's also not the cheapest one I could lay my hands on. I had to replace the original PSU in the machine I build after I blew it when I was swapping things around some time back. If you'r managing to power 2 x GPU's then i'm guessing I should be safe with one. Thanks Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: mewantsbitcoins on June 09, 2011, 01:43:49 PM Like phantastisch said - it totally depends on the brand. The amount of power you have is plenty. I was mining on a 5870 with a 250W for about a week until I got round to buying a better one ;D while my friend blew a 1000W brandless psu within couple of hours mining with 2x 5870
Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: MonkeyThink on June 09, 2011, 02:42:43 PM Alternatively there is a lightly used one of these on eBay for £25 ($40)
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/PowerCool-650W-PC-650AUBA-Dual-12v-V22-80-Effici_6491.html Anyone want to offer an opinion on this PSU? Thanks Monkey Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: mewantsbitcoins on June 09, 2011, 02:49:44 PM Alternatively there is a lightly used one of these on eBay for £25 ($40) http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/PowerCool-650W-PC-650AUBA-Dual-12v-V22-80-Effici_6491.html Anyone want to offer an opinion on this PSU? Thanks Monkey That's exactly the one my friend blew in two hours, except it was 1050W ;D Don't buy PowerCool Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: MonkeyThink on June 09, 2011, 03:02:12 PM Ok, thanks. Glad I checked now.
I'm also watching a Corsair 650TX on eBay like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Power-Supply-Version-CMPSU-650TXUK/dp/B000Z7KHLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307631627&sr=8-1 Maybe that would be better? Monkey Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: mewantsbitcoins on June 09, 2011, 03:22:22 PM Corsair is great.
I personally would not buy a used psu, because their lifespan is estimated for certain amount of hours and you never know how long it's been used for and at what load. Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: Reikoku on June 09, 2011, 04:33:45 PM For a single 5830 you should be fine with 450W, it's not a particularly hungry card.
Having said that, if you want a better PSU that won't cost the Earth, check out the XFX Pro 650W Core Edition. I also don't recommend buying used PSU. The PSU is the most important part of your rig, bar none. Title: Re: Is 450W enough for a single 5830? Post by: Braden on June 16, 2011, 09:42:04 PM You will be fine. My rig with a 5850 and a quad core draws 290w at the wall.
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