KMAK263 Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 How low can one go in terms of wattage for one 8800 GTX? Nvidia says 450 watts for a single card, but the recommended values are usually too lenient. I just bought my Corsair HX 520 and I kind of didn't want to upgrade again, if I can't even hope to run a 8800 on it I'll settle for one of the upcoming 8600s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 How low can one go in terms of wattage for one 8800 GTX? Nvidia says 450 watts for a single card, but the recommended values are usually too lenient. I just bought my Corsair HX 520 and I kind of didn't want to upgrade again, if I can't even hope to run a 8800 on it I'll settle for one of the upcoming 8600s. Runs fine on both a PC Power & Cooling 510 ASL and an Antec True Power Trio 550. Not sure on the Corsair, I'd assume that since the 620 is more powerful than it seems that the 550 is similar, but I really don't know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAK263 Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 Well, that's certainly good news for me. Thanks Mr. Van man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 Well, that's certainly good news for me. Thanks Mr. Van man! No problem! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaddyD302 Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 It ran fine on my old OCZ 700W GameXstream. I got 2 8800GTX running on my current psu in my sig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMAK263 Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 It ran fine on my old OCZ 700W GameXstream. I got 2 8800GTX running on my current psu in my sig. That was a 700 though, I have a 520. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelleybp Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 How bout the 520w OCZ on an Expert? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Ugly PC Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 In this thread the corsair dude said they lab tested the 520HX with a 8800GTX and it was all gravy. http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70873 Though I think his results are worthless if the entire system wasn't OC'd to high hell, providing at least a margin of error over a stock 8800GTX. E-mail him and ask about his test methods. Thats probably the best way to get your questions answered. I don't know if anyone has nagged him yet so go break him in :cool: Otherwise on paper you should be able to handle it comfortably... http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=319&type=expert&pid=16 Ugly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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