May 13
im thinking of getting a new video card
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_558&item_id=028875
but im not sure my power supply can handle it
my power supply – 480W
Video card – 480W
U should have specified what type of power supply do u use.
A 480W PSU with efficiency rating of up to 70% may supply power of up to 330W pure power.
The graphic card ur talking about is HD5570 of Sapphire. It’s a low powered card and most often, card manufacturers tell us to get an overrated PSU to run the card just to be safe because most users don’t understand the power efficiency ratio.
I’m sure that ur PSU is powerful enough.
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May 13th, 2010 at 9:29 am
i would go with a 650W from corsair, but i think that graphics card is shit anyway.
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May 13th, 2010 at 9:54 am
U should have specified what type of power supply do u use.
A 480W PSU with efficiency rating of up to 70% may supply power of up to 330W pure power.
The graphic card ur talking about is HD5570 of Sapphire. It’s a low powered card and most often, card manufacturers tell us to get an overrated PSU to run the card just to be safe because most users don’t understand the power efficiency ratio.
I’m sure that ur PSU is powerful enough.
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