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by Klinc » November 17th, 2011, 10:18 am
Would you recommend a 650w psu for a gpu that draws 88w max?
I mean read this lol
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/ ... 12879.htmlThese guys are telling me the Corsair 450w psu wiill not be enough to pull a 6770 and the guy needs to get another psu. 650w or more lol
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by c_hegge » November 17th, 2011, 1:12 pm
If he can afford it, I'd go with either a Corsair TX650V2 or an XFX core edition 650W.
If he's on a tighter budget, than
http://hardwareinsights.com/2011/10/ ... 0w-review/ might be OK. It's rated at 600W but it can deliver 650.
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by Klinc » November 17th, 2011, 2:04 pm
But if he owns a Corsair 450w model already. Ain't that more than enough to pull a gpu the draws a max of 88w?
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by c_hegge » November 17th, 2011, 2:45 pm
Actually, you're probably right. I'm assumming it's a VX450, in which case, it can actually deliver 550W.
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