Would my PSU hold up a Q6600 rig

[CERO]

Hey I got a Q6600 on my way, what is bugging me is if my PSU: Corsair HX520W would be enough, for a Highly O/ced Quad. If I am lucky lets say 3.7-3.8ghz. And the rest of my rig: like my sig.:
• Asus P35 P5K Deluxe
• • eVGA 8800GTS 640MB ~ 684/2052
• Mushkin XP2-8500 2GB ~ D9GMH ~
@1063mhz ~ 5-5-4-9
• Western Digital Raptor X 150GB
• Creative X-FI Extreme Music

Besides the cpu, the GFX is heavy overclocked. And I got 10 fans running @ my system. And I will add later on 1-2 HDDs. Would this Corsair HX520W be enough for this system? or should I get another PSU......

[lamboman]

Simply put, easily, and more.

[newls1]

Simply put, easily, and more.

Why do you say "simply put, easily, and more"???? I would say the PSU could handle it, but with this this guy thinking he can clock his quad to 3.7-3.8GHz (dont hold your breath;) ) have 12 fans, raptor HDD, CD-ROM, 8800GTS (power hungry card) plus the fact that its OCed as-well, I would have to say your on the absolute MAXIMUM for that PSU. I would look into a PCP&C 750 PSU, and would do it fast.

[psyconut713]

i would have to dissagree, i have a Q6600, and a 7900gtx, 3 HDD and one optical, once over clocked to 3.4, the PSU seems to go out, its an OCZ 520W, but i may be wrong. i would use thisCalculator (http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp)

I would look into a PCP&C 750 PSU, and would do it fast. Ditto

[CERO]

Thats exactly that I wanted to avoid:X, would cost me more.....money:(
The PCP&C 750 cost here around 175 euro +/- 235 US dollars...
But thanks for your replys so far

[newls1]

Thats exactly that I wanted to avoid:X, would cost me more.....money:(
The PCP&C 750 cost here around 175 euro +/- 235 US dollars...
But thanks for your replys so far

It costs money to play this game:up:

[Nosfer@tu]

Dont choise the PCP&C 750.

it is VERY good, but not worth the money in my book

[Polizei]

Silverstone OP/DA series.

650w should be good as long as you dont do SLI.

[CERO]

hmz it seems that everyone of u will say it wont be enough, then I have to look if I can get some money .....

[Super Nade]

12 fans? Did it lift off yet? :) :D

[crspyjohn]

buy a kill a watt meter you will be suprise how much power ur system sucks. I normally like to have a power supply run under 50% load most of the time.

[OCFX]

of course will handle even with nice oc

but if you dont want to believe...620hx :p:

[CERO]

well I am still hesitating, I know that besides Wattage, a high Amp 12 volt rail is important, and since the HX520 is on paper a 3volt rail 18Ax3, but it actually is a single rail so it got a 3x18=54Amp rail , that is pretty high, I did the calculation: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp,
I got btw 10 fans , not 12. It says I require a 534W, but that is a avarage PSU i ques, and the corsair is a top unit, so basicly it should handle, any thoughts?

[dieqast]

Just think of the following as noticed with the eXtreme calculator. the 12V rail is where the most strain will be when overclocking and high-end VGA setups. It won't be said by Corsair ppl because it doesn't get a certain certificate (I forgot which one), but the HX520/620 is infact a single 12V-rail PSU. The calculator is probably based on a PSU with 2 12V-rails (which is a more common distribution) So a lower-wattage single-rail PSU can outperform a higher-wattage multi-rail PSU if the amps on the first one is higher on the all the rails on the second one. My guess is a HX520 will be one the low side but will still handle without it maxing out

[CERO]

hmz, yea I did some research but it appears my 520W got just a 40Ampp rail ( not the 54 I mentioned LOL), the HX620W got 50Amps... Man this is annoying:(

[CERO]

Oke I found this @ anandtech there was a review of the Q6600 g0 they tested the power consumption I ques it is the whole systeme or was that only the cpu? the setup was:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz/1066MHz) B3
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz/1066MHz) G0

Both chips used the same VID
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Intel P35)
Chipset: Intel P35
Chipset Drivers: Intel 8.1.1.1010 (Intel)
Hard Disk: Seagate 7200.9 300GB SATA
Memory: Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 (1GB x 2)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Video Drivers: NVIDIA ForceWare 158.18
Desktop Resolution: 1600 x 1200
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3066&p=4

a mere 260W , altho it runs @ 3.3ghz and low volts(1.31v) and I aim to clock with 1.5vcore probbly, and they had a 8800GTX , i got a 8800GTS( but heavy oced) , but can i take this into comparison?

[ChaosMinionX]

Look into OCZ GameXstream 750W or 850W for that rig, cheap, and plenty of power and rather reliable.

[dieqast]

Oke I found this @ anandtech there was a review of the Q6600 g0 they tested the power consumption I ques it is the whole systeme or was that only the cpu? the setup was:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz/1066MHz) B3
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz/1066MHz) G0

Both chips used the same VID
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Intel P35)
Chipset: Intel P35
Chipset Drivers: Intel 8.1.1.1010 (Intel)
Hard Disk: Seagate 7200.9 300GB SATA
Memory: Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 (1GB x 2)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Video Drivers: NVIDIA ForceWare 158.18
Desktop Resolution: 1600 x 1200
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3066&p=4

a mere 260W , altho it runs @ 3.3ghz and low volts(1.31v) and I aim to clock with 1.5vcore probbly, and they had a 8800GTX , i got a 8800GTS( but heavy oced) , but can i take this into comparison?

Jup that gives a clear sign how many power you actually need. Though you should also count in efficiency and load with that. I would really try the setup with your HX first and then check I'm sure it will boot and everything only it will get hot or make more noise than usual (though I won't be surprised if it will handle it with some ease), so have no worries you will fry your beloved PSU.

[CERO]

(though I won't be surprised if it will handle it with some ease), so have no worries you will fry your beloved PSU.

Wont I hope:D hehe yea I will try first and thnx for the advices so far

[perkam]

Here is an overclocked GTS 320 at load:

http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/geforce-8800gts-320mb/power-load.gif

Here is a QX6700 at Load (consider it a mildly oced Q6600, clockwise anyway):

http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q4/core2-qx6700/power-load.gif

As you can see, you'll start to push 500W on the 12V Rails on full load pretty quick with both oced, and, though the 480W the 520HX provides on the 12V Rails is impressive, there's no guarantee it will withstand ~3 months of use with high load applications (games, benchmarks, etc).

With that said, there are people here powering two 8800s in SLI on your PSU, but then again, just because it works out of the box with that setup, doesn`t mean it can SUSTAIN that kind of load indefinitely.

That doesn't mean you have to shoot too far away from the 520HX to be stable though, the 620HX will be more than enough for a fully oced Q66 and 8800 GTS.

Perkam

[CERO]

thnx for your reply, but The prob I already own a HX520W, just 1 month, if I would knew I would pick a Quad, I would for sure picked a HX620W at the time.

aw And I received my Q6600 g0, crossing fingers :X

[swatx]

It will be fine. As long as you are not going to do SLI, your system will work perfectly.

[ck8-04]

SwatX, those charts you provided are of the power consumption of the system, not the graphics card alone. To give you an idea of how much power a PC really draws, check out this Xbit Labs article. (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/1000w-psu-roundup.html) An overclocked Kentsfield system with 8800GTX SLI draws less than 500 watts at load. mc2k, you will be fine with the HX520. I recently built a friend two systems that used Q6600s and G80s on a Corsair 520HX and both systems were rock solid.

[CERO]

SwatX, those charts you provided are of the power consumption of the system, not the graphics card alone. To give you an idea of how much power a PC really draws, check out this Xbit Labs article. (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/1000w-psu-roundup.html) An overclocked Kentsfield system with 8800GTX SLI draws less than 500 watts at load. mc2k, you will be fine with the HX520. I recently built a friend two systems that used Q6600s and G80s on a Corsair 520HX and both systems were rock solid.

Will it also be in the long run? not that I need to replace it over 3 months:X

Oke I decide to upgrade anyways, because It will just age my PSU( can use it for my new build rig for a E6420 that got replaced by Q6600), My budget is small:
The PSU I buy, must be futhur proof( means it should run Q6600/penryn heavy o/ced) pared with a 8800GTX/ G92 card.

I got these in mind: I can get the Corsair HX620W ( 126 euro), OCZ GameExtreme 115 euro / Thermaltake Toughpower 750W 120 euro/ 700W = 113 euro. or u can recommend any other that got a good price/performance ratio? and should handle what I seek.

I do know Single rails are the best for O/cing, but lookin for that purpose I only see the HX 620W is a single railer, or the other once are better to choose?

* edit: *edit if the HX620W f.e. wont be that much futhurproof which one would be the best to pick: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W ~175 euro(1.00 EUR = 1.35445 USD), Enermax Infiniti 720W ~180 euro/ SILV13 Silverstone SST–OP650 Olympia 650 Watt ~ 135 euro / SILV10 Silverstone SST–DA650 Decathlon Series 650W
~ 150 euro / Antec Quadro 850W ~ 159 euro / or any other?

[[XC] DragonOrta]

I just ran 3DMark05 on my sig computer with a Kill-A-Watt at the wall. With the monitor off, the Kill-A-Watt was reading about 560W at the most. 540-550W most of the time.

[Flip_Lx]

thnx for your reply, but The prob I already own a HX520W, just 1 month, if I would knew I would pick a Quad, I would for sure picked a HX620W at the time.

aw And I received my Q6600 g0, crossing fingers :X

figuer i'd throw in some my sig righ (has 2 hdds, 3 fans and a water cooling system ontop) is being run by a 510 PC P&C and yes it runs, however i get some minor restarts and what not when i fully load my system and after everything else has been test i leaves either the psu or my case as faulty and well i don't think i've ever heard of somoeone's case taking away power. it runs normal loads and slight gaming fine but i can't run orthos Large or TAT stress without a BSOD in =<5mins

[Omastar]

Apparently my config needs 742w at 100% load, and I'm running a 600w PSU.

[ck8-04]

This article speaks for itself. (www.legitreviews.com/article/462/1/) Corsair PSUs are the highest quality PSUs I have ever used and it works beautifully in my silence oriented system due to its efficiency and high quality, low noise fan. In addition, the G92 is supposed to draw less power than a G80, so you might want to consider that the next time you think about "futureproofing."

[Family man 72]

Apparently my config needs 742w at 100% load, and I'm running a 600w PSU.
That config in your sig, I really doubt that. More likely about 400-450W. Your 600W is more than enough for that config.