800w psu...will it do the job

[Farmerbrown]

Hi...i am looking to go from a gtx260 to a gtx295...but i would like to have a 8800gt for the physx....my system is fully watercooled running 3 pumps...cpu i7 920 at 4.2ghz ram corsair gt 2005mhz....3 hard drives.... motherboard p6t V2....so i would like to know would my psu beable to handle it or would i need something with more power...or should i not even bother with a 8800gt for physx...thanks for the help....ash :D

[Hondacity]

if you're using the bfg es800..it will work others may not.
what psu do you have?

[iTravis]

The total wattage ain't that important as how much amp a single 12V rail can provide. I'm running an eVGA GTX 295 Co-op for my 2nd rig with a QX9650@4.0Ghz, 3HDD with a Corsair HX650W just fine while the minimum requirement for the GTX 295 is 680W. Judging from your specs, I believe a decent 750W from PC&Power Cooling, Seasonic, or Corsair will handle it, if you want some headroom, get 800-850W.

[zanzabar]

the 8800gt shouldent make a difference

for the psu if its a good psu with a strong 12V then it will work, but a 295 as of now is rather weak, they are like $550-600 as of now and EOL so once the ferni is out there will be no driver support past making it work and its the same price as 2 5850 and if u for 2x5850 and an 8800gt for physX it should use less power and be faster

[lowfat]

If it is a quality PSU, 800W is easily enough.

[WARDOZER9]

NewEgg has had some nice sales on the TX850 lately, keep an eye on NewEgg and you can prob grab one of those for arround $100. Saw them for $109 shipped about 2 or 3 weeks ago I believe.