hi guyz
i have a odin 1200 watt psu (4 rails 20 amps each)
i dont know what the peak wattage but is 1200 watts enough
many thanks
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hi guyz
i have a odin 1200 watt psu (4 rails 20 amps each)
i dont know what the peak wattage but is 1200 watts enough
many thanks
Kinda depends on the rest of your rig, but probably not.
TDP of those cards is 300W, but tests have proven it eats 50W more than an HD5970 (which is also 300W, lol).
So, 350Wx3=1050W for the GPUs. Somehow I doubt you'll be satisfied with 150W for CPU, mobo, ram, etc ;)
Unless you undervolt or something, it's not going to work.
I suggest getting a 2nd PSU if your case allows for that, or maybe just 2 cards?
Yeah what jcool said. Either 1500W or dual psu setup.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...0_sli_review/7Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
"For anyone running a 2-Way SLI GTX 480 setup, we would suggest no less than a 800 watt power supply of good quality"
soo im not over clocking anything and they also said that the board is actually 250 watts = ill have more power left :up:
bump
I'm calling BS on those numbers. Let me just give you a little comparison my dual gtx295 setup when running furmark burns roughly 1050W. That is with an i7 @ 4.2ghz and stock gpu clocks. Here is a review that shows i7 @ stock and 2-way sli using 730W. Adding an additional card was 282W, so with some math thats 1012W stock with a pretty bare system. With a decent i7 OC your system will be peaking at roughly 1200W.
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...=expert&pid=13
ok can u tell me what is a good 1500 -1600 watt psu that has 42amp rails ?Quote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
and i read that the corsair is capable of 1500 watts but was cut down to 1000 watts to get a gold rating
Yeah you need 1500W PSU and not a watt less.
All I'm going to say is that if it was me I'd have at least a top 1200w multi rail just for the 3 vid cards and a separate appropriate sized psu for the rest of the system.
The silverstone 1500 watt psu is soild, and what I am personally using for a tri sli gtx 480 system I am building.
A beefy power supply for you :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by owned666
http://www.silverstonetek.com/produc...T1500&area=usa
Review with others supplys 1000+:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cas..._10.html#sect0
but don't forget Antec 1200W and Enermax 1250 ;)
I have the strider 1500w and I am sure this PSU would be enough for your needs!
Frist off i would never buy a mult. rail power supply . I already when down that road once and learn my lesson . There one power supply maker i like that PC Power & Cooling there 1200w power supply has a 90a
single rail it also look to have the right PCIe plugs for 3 video card set up 3x6 and 3x6+2 plugs to run one 6 + 8 plug 3 time on the video cards here the link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703020
How about NVIDIA's official list: http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html
it has a 100 amp rail, not a 90, peak at 115 amps.Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
but it is loud as hell, unless you do like I did and cut a 120mm hole on top, and mount a nice quiet fan, and replace the loud Delta 80 mm with a quiet fan, then it is a powerful, cool, quiet power supply.
the 1500 Strider seems good, it keeps fairly cool, is quiet, and seems stable, but it is on mu wifes rig and maxes out around 1300-1350 watts at the plug.
either would work for tri GTX 480's, as long as everything was not OC'ed to the nutz.
This should be enough:D
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...7&postcount=25
Well looking at what he trying to do, that 3 GTX480 in one case just the fans off the three video cards are going to drown out the power supply fan let alone all the case fans he going to need to keep it all cool .If he gose with water cooling he going to need a radiator off a mack truck a pool for a tank and a pool pump to move enought water through the 3 video cards to keep them kool and the pump fans for that are going to make a bunch of noise .Noise is what happen when you use the bigest power hog of a video card ever made by man that also makes the most heat every made on top of all that .If you want quiet you use ATI video card you want noise you use the new 400 video card made by Nvidia . He want to know what power supply would get the job done and the PC Power & cooling power supply would do it. Lests face this rig is not going to be quiet .
if you dont oc... a good 1200W psu or maybe even 1000W psu might be enough...
but that would probably overload the psu when running furmark or folding at home and the psu would burn out after a while...
to be on the safe side id def recommend a good 1200W psu or 1500W psu... silverstone actually tests lots of highend vgas on their psus... they had a system running 2 gtx295 cards and 2 9800gx2 cards all running folding at home last computex... so if i were you, id contact silverstone or other psu makers and ask them what psu they recommend you...
I don't understand why you think this kind of build has to be loud?Quote:
Originally Posted by merkk1
While my rig was designed to handle 3 GTX 480's, I could not wait any longer, so I went with 3 5870's, I know the power draw/heat is more with the Nvidia cards, but I believe my rig would handle them fine. The only audible components on my gaming rig is the water pumps, and they are in their own compartment, heavily sound insulated.. overall a very quiet PC.
ok guyz what i saw from trubs lastest vid his system maxes out at 1150 watts
he was running two psus BUT the sum of the 2 = less than 1150 (running a ws setup 980x oced to 4.4 ghz and 3 gtx 480 at 801mhz
what about the evga psu for the SR2, that should be out soon right
What was he running to hit 1150 watts? Also you run a psu at its peak for too long they have a tendency to burn out.Quote:
Originally Posted by owned666
ws setup 980x oced to 4.4 ghz and 3 gtx 480 at 801mhzQuote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
yeah i know but i want psu that is cheap good quality the 480 needs 42 amps soo can u please tell me a good one
most psus are 380 dollars like the 1500 watt psu from silverstone
Link me the video I'm curious to see the results, then I'll suggest a good psu for you. Whats your price limit?
i would spend the money on the silverstone psu, it's better than buying a new computer 'cause the cheap psu caught on fire.... i've been running an ST-1000 for 3 years now and i love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by owned666
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSOJucZwe7IQuote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
what do u think of the RV02 case ?
and anything less than 400 dollars
just type me a list :)
damn im going over my 2700 dollar limit
i think its a good idea to start with 2 cards then 3 cards dont u think
Personally I would go with 2 cards right now 3-way sli doesn't scale that well unless your benchmarking. 2-way will run great for any modern day game. Plus you can spend your extra money on a beefy psu and add another card later. Who knows maybe by the time games out grow your rig the next gen of cards will be out. What are you intentions with this rig? Crunching? Folding? Benchmarking? Gaming? Also cpu setup?
gaming ofcQuote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
and yeah i guess ur right
i just just found a great case that has enough room for a HR-03 GTX cooler on the last slot :)
antec P193
uve been a great help thanks allot
i might bump this thread soon if i want any more help
peace
F this
gona buy two 360 rads :rofl:
gona buy a lian li PC-A71F enough room for 2 rads on top of each other
or maybe ill just get a BlackICE GTX Xtreme
just think...you wont need to heat your room in the winter time with that much wattage being burned by your computer :D thats as much as most electric space heaters!
btw silverstone TJ-07 or almost any mountain mods case would both be perfect for a twin power supply setup with enough room for 3 to 4 large cards plus liquid cooling all internal.
dare I ask what game needs 3 GTX 480's?
my triple 8800GTX's run battlefield bad company 2 @ 1920x1080@60hz 16xQ AA supersampling, 16x AF, vsync, with everything on highest settings and smooth as silk frame rates. (haven't checked actual FPS but it looks like 60+fps it does not stutter at all)
tpq-1200 ftw
1920х1080 is so last century :ROTF: Seriously though, most people are buying multiple 5870s or 480s for multi-monitor gaming with vast resolutions which might exceed yours by the factor of 3-6 times (imagine triple 30" gaming ;) )Quote:
Originally Posted by ATMA-WEAPON
Also, did you see how much power 2033 sucks up in DX11 mode? even on a single 30", you may need triple 480s to turn all the eye candy to the max.
im running at 2560x1600Quote:
Originally Posted by anzial
+ not allot of gamers run triple monitors
why u ask
its because they are too tired to move their head :rofl:
i got almost everything ready nowQuote:
Originally Posted by ATMA-WEAPON
PC-A71F case
XSPC RX480 Quad 120mm Radiator
Black Ice SR1 280
EK waterblock (the new version turns out to be better than everything out there)
waiting for gpu block review
what do u think
I used to have that case it is massive and sleek, great choice!
what do u mean "used" what do u have now ? and whyQuote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
:) i flooded the liquid cooling section with questions
too bad it turns out coolant/dyes has a problem under heat because the dye separates and creates a disaster for the blocks
+ tubes that are UV reactive arnt that powerful
this is a far dream :(
http://s10.directupload.net/images/090211/nsk6qma4.jpg
Well I still have it in my garage unused at the moment. Didn't have room for four 120.4 rads...lol
it doesQuote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
on top .....
if its still there can u check for me
http://i44.tinypic.com/214avm9.jpg
I meant FOUR 120.4 rads lol huge watercooling setup over here. Just measured it will fit but your going to have to take off the top input ports.
inputports?! , WE DONT NEED NO STINKEN INPUTPORTSQuote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
from treasure of the sierra madre if u didnt know xD
BADGES
Corsair TX850 here...kinda toasty with GTX 480 SLI oc'd:D
For benching with 6Ghz+ I use Zippy 850W + Corsair TX850W
lol yeah yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by anzial
I'm using a 40" LCD HDTV as a monitor so 1920x1080 is the highest resolution it supports. Works for me though :) and with only $300 invested in vid cards I'm not complaining.
it a bit hard finding a hdtv that works with a pc via vga on 1080p ur lucky unless ur using a hdmi and that also sucks because u need to attach that wire to the motherboard etcQuote:
Originally Posted by ATMA-WEAPON
when i get home from this trip I plan to build a 4-way just for giggles ;) Might have to have a a second PSU hole laser-cut in my case though.
even better have a 4 way xDQuote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
Quote:
Originally Posted by owned666
With the gerls on my case?
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7985/dsc02203o.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4598/dsc02202j.jpg
wow.........
for some reason this reminds me of Bladerunner
I ordered 2 Strider 1000-P PSU's for my build. I have a Mountain Mods Case so plenty of room for the PSU's and three 360 rads.
Just waiting on eVGA to release the FTW cards for multiple qty. Only let me pre-order 1 card, so I might have to just buy the SC version and thro EK WB's on them to get a 4 way sli
looks like its gona be one hell of a build but if ur not gona paint half naked women on itQuote:
Originally Posted by H20Cooled
its not worth it :ROTF:
Half naked, hell I am down here in FL.. They are going to 100% naked, and not painted but real.:shocked:Quote:
Originally Posted by owned666
DVI to HDMI cable :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by owned666
@DarthBeavis nice case :D
as in Tootsies?Quote:
Originally Posted by H20Cooled
Ha Ha, Miami is a bit south but you got the idea..Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
what do u expect after the crisis no one can afford cloths :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by H20Cooled