SAIKO Posted September 14, 2005 Posted September 14, 2005 Guys, im wondering if my current PSU, a BeQuiet Blackline 520W is good enough to support a NF4 SLI-D with 2 7800GT's and all the other hardware?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanSeasforMe Posted September 14, 2005 Posted September 14, 2005 http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854 Use Davidhammock200's guide. If is not on the list, personally, I wouldn't use it. sure sure, some have luck with lesser psu's , however, they are in the minority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodOmens Posted September 14, 2005 Posted September 14, 2005 If your going to spend big money on components go ahead and spend big money on the psu. Get a PC Power and Cooling 510 Edit: I just noticed the blackline only has a 20 pin connector. I would avoid that at all cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAIKO Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 If your going to spend big money on components go ahead and spend big money on the psu. Get a PC Power and Cooling 510 Edit: I just noticed the blackline only has a 20 pin connector. I would avoid that at all cost. hmm, my blackline has a normal 24 pins connector (its the P5-520W) btw, the psu delivers 38A at 12V, that aint too bad for sli right?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo128 Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 After having SLI for two weeks, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It sucks big time. You cannot turn on Vsync for the majority of the games in SLI Mode. So as you can imagine texture tearing galore. The driver completely ignores the VSync option whether specified by the game or the Nvidia driver in SLI mode. You can get around it with some games by creating a custom profile and choosing a particular rendering mode, but at the cost of a big performance hit. Until Nvidia fixes this issue, I don't recommend SLI to anyone. Apprantly NVidia is working on a fix for this, but I won't hold my breath until I see it. If you want a good laugh follow this link and look at post 19. http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=7264 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynomutt Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 Yep SLi is way overrated, i wish i had just got a 6800GT now, your PSU is well within spec for SLI, all should be fine and dandy +3.3V 30A • +5V 43A • Combined power 3.3V & 5V: 240W • +12V 31A • Combined power 3.3V & 5V & 12V: 500W • -5V 0.8A • -12V 1.0A • +5Vsb 2.5A is what i found on your PSU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 Eh, I am happy with my SLI setup. Yeah the vsync thing is annoying, but what can you do? its new-ish technology. Still working the kinks out. Anyways, I have an Antec True Control 2.0 550W and its holding up well with my setup. Had it for about three - four weeks now, and its holding up against the overclocked psu as well. I definately wouldnt go as far as to say I wouldnt recommend SLi to anyone, I would simply mention that vsync doesnt work as of yet. Other than that, SLi is pretty kick butt if you ask me Maybe it will be fixed soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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