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Answer» My PC is a 509GE Desktop (3ghz P4, 1gb ddr ram, 200 gb sata hd, dual layer cd-rom/dvd-rw, 300w power supply). I plan to purchase either a BFG Geforce 7800 GT or BFG Geforce 7800 GT OC card, both of which require a 350w power supply. I have also read the specs on these GPUs and they say they require a RATING of 26a at 12V. What would an ideal power supply be to buy? Do I need more than 350w total because of the specs on the GPU? Perhaps a link or two if you're already looking? Thanks to all for your help.1) Quality... True Power by Antec. Where did you get that 26 A @ 12 V from? (Link please)...... LOL you didnt check the link Minimum System Requirements >> Card with water block requires INTERNAL or external water cooled system, sold separately. >> Intel Pentium®III or IV, Celeron®, AMD® Duron™ Sempron™ or Athlon™ class processor or higher >> 128MB of RAM >> Microsoft Windows XP >> CD or DVD-ROM drive >> 35MB available hard disk space (50MB for full installation) API Support Microsoft® DirectX®, OpenGL for Microsoft® Windows® >> A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 26A or more) >> A PCI Express compliant motherboard. >> A vacant PCI Express slot adjacent the PCI Express x16 slot. This board occupies two slots: The x16 graphics slot and the one next to it >> Two available hard disk drive power dongles (smaller floppy disk drive connector is not sufficient) dl65 You may need to research this choice a little more. I've seen a few different ratings for it. A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 26A or more) I've also see 120 Watts which equals 10 Amps. I have a True Power 430 Watt which is more than the requirement but it's 12 Volt rail is only rated at 20 Amps. Go figure?I bet I could crank over a small car engine with 12V 26A. LOL!I'm not quite sure exactly... Currently looking online. I can't seem to find what motherboard corresponds to the 509GE via searching the internet. Is ATX not too standard?As there are 2 cards, perhaps 13A each is not too FAR out of the game. You will have to search out a very large, quality PSU to meet the Amps they require. What games are you going to play?General Badness.....Why don't you cantact Gateway .......they should be able to tell you ........ It's their brand .... dl65 Yes I will definitely call Gateway and see about finding someone competent enough to answer a question or two Also: I checked the specs on an individual vid card I plan to buy and it says 12v current rating of 20a. Been looking at prices on these and... ouchQuote Yes I will definitely call Gateway and see about finding someone competent enough to answer a question or twoGood luck with it. LOL. Talk to the hand now. |
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