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#3351479 - 07/26/11 02:06 AM Re: 2 dumb tech questions... [Re: guod]
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Originally Posted By: guod
Mag, make sure whatever video card you get will work okay with the current power supply you have. Both NVIDIA and AMD have a certified list of power supplies for their video cards.


I can only second that. Learnt it the hard way, but came out lucky, as no permanent damage occured, when I tried to run an HD6950 with maxed out settings with a 560W PSU. However, even if your PSU is not listed - if it got enough power on the relevant channels it should work without problems.
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#3351655 - 07/26/11 07:49 AM Re: 2 dumb tech questions... [Re: Magnum]
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Yeah, even my 10k Velociraptor 600GB with dual CPUs gets a 5.9 in WEI... frown
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#3351698 - 07/26/11 08:39 AM Re: 2 dumb tech questions... [Re: Magnum]
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Regarding the power supply:

If you buy one, make sure it is "single rail". Some are multi-rail.

In a nutshell, multi-rail does NOT give full power to any connector -- and sometimes, with multi-rail, no connector will provide enough power for what you have hooked to it.
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#3351840 - 07/26/11 11:25 AM Re: 2 dumb tech questions... [Re: Magnum]
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Where can I find the "approved" lists? Searching Nvidia's site right now with no luck.
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#3352514 - 07/27/11 05:33 AM Re: 2 dumb tech questions... [Re: Magnum]
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It's probably under each card's listing, as different cards will need different amounts of power, but it's likely only under the top end cards. Lower level cards (anything below the 560) will probably work with anything. The main issue is SLI (or Crossfire for AMD) as even 2 lower level ones can tax a PSU.


Originally Posted By: Magnum
even the game that must not be named that is in alpha...


You've got a Voldemort game?



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