shuttle 350w psu [Archive] - XtremeSystems Forums

shocktech

10-11-2005, 12:19 AM

hey. I am wondering.. shuttle cases only have 350w power supplies.. how do they support a 7800GTX if that requires a psu of 420w(i think). can you upgrade the psu or what?

cirthix

10-11-2005, 12:29 AM

shuttle power supplies are rated differently than normal, cheap atx power supplies. You'd be quite suprised to know what a 250w shuttle psu can run :) Kind of how a pcp&c 510 is better than many 700+w units from other manufacturers. its not the supposed wattage that counts (which is completely off nearly allof the time), its how much juice they can actually put out.

nn_step

10-11-2005, 02:02 PM

plus the fact that they use different card setups.. not tuned for performance but for voltage effiecency..
which is a performance hit but it is still a leap above the 6 series

shocktech

10-11-2005, 05:01 PM

so i could put 2 7800GTX's in it if i wanted/

nn_step

10-11-2005, 05:09 PM

i don't think so, I believe the 350 is pushing it, a second card will over tax the PSU

Dave in Daytona

10-12-2005, 02:51 PM

so i could put 2 7800GTX's in it if i wanted/Even one is pusing it, but it "should" work, 2= :banana: