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A good 850W PSU shouldn't be crippled by that, surely? I run an 850 watt PSU from Chieftec.

2 DVD drives
3 Hard drives
6 cooler fans
nVidia 8800 GTS 512
separate temperature monitor
added network card
added USB card
Soundblaster card
Graphics tablet
Webcam....

...and it doesn't even sweat. There's a second power output on the PSU for both first and second graphics cards (according to the blurb it'll run an SLI system). I don't have dual graphics cards or Matrox triple head yet, simply because two large monitors do the trick (one 24" HD 1900 x 1080 and one 19" 1280 x 1080)

A sales techy guy once told me it isn't always the watts that count, it's the amps. Some PSUs actually don't have enough amps spare. And TXnetcop's explanation makes sense somehow

Don't ask me - I am not into black magic. I am a mechanic :D All I know is that I can fly, skype, teamspeak and paint models at the same time and the temparatures are all in limits.
 
Hi Chris,

That's exactly what I was expecting, but it turns out my Ultra X3 850W isn't a 'good power supply', not for my set up anyway.

As you say, it's the available amps that made the difference and I think the nVidia GTX-275 is probably the most power hungry component that simply pushed my system over the edge

Their blurb also claims it's good for gaming in SLi and seemed to be fit for purpose, but in fact it only puts out 55A-60A on the 12v rail and this combination just doesn't work. Interestingly I checked out the user reviews for it when researching for my replacement power supply and there was a poster with almost identical set up to me stating he had the exact same problems

Anyway, my first build has been a learning experience and I'm a lot more knowledgeable about my PC now, so upgrading and building another should be a breeze.

Allan
 
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