what kind of power supply would i need for the nivida 8600 gt video card? i have a atx mother board.
what wattage?
what specs?
what kind of fans, dual or 1 120m fan?
should i have a dual +12v and what does it do??
modular cabling support?
please list anything i missed and im not sling this card thanks
2007-07-10 14:10:10 · 3 answers · asked by wudup 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The 8600GT is not power hungry and consumes only about 40watts. A 400W power supply w/ >15amps on the +12V rail could power it, especially if your processor draws only 65W (C2Duo and AMD64 X2 EE). However, a higher wattage power supply runs cooler, lasts longer and gives you plenty of elbow room for upgrades. Power supplies complying w/ ATX V2.01 and V2.2 have dual or more +12V rails and have high efficiency (less HEAT generated).
Dual +12V rails means higher USEFUL wattage on the +12V rail. New processor circuits in motherboards, new video cards, peripheral devices, and fans are all powered from the +12V rail.
2007-07-10 15:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm a lot of people get caught with this one. A lot of companies manufacture computers with a lesser power supply that is not actually it's rated specs. As said earlier depends what is also running off of it, I tend to put in bigger power supplies than requiredthere fore allowing for upgrades if the customer wishes without hassels.
eg.. I like to use pentium 4 MOBO say 3GHZ CPU.floppy drive, Multi card reader, DVD Writer 512MB DDR Nvidia PCIE and I whack either a 400 or 450 watt power supply in to ensure that everything runs smooth
2007-07-10 21:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it all realy depends on how much powered devices ur gonna put in it if u put alot of stuff then ur gonna need a higher voltage power supply
2007-07-10 21:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by sam c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋