L B Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Looking for a new GPU at the moment, which requires a 350W PSU. I have the following sticker, where I can see both 300W and 350W. Is this enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I have a dynamic 750W. This one consumes less power than a linear 350W, since it scales to what you use, and doesn't waste energy by heat like the PSU:s do when you are near to their limits. It's similar with car engines, a 3.5L engine can consume less fuel than a 1.2L engine, because it uses it more efficiently and doesn't need so much rotations per minute. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L B Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 The art of not answering a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLee Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 A power supply should be the one element in your computer that you should never go cheap on. Get a least a 500 watt, name brand PSU like Corsair or Thermaltake. This will allow you room to grow or for fluctuating power needs, and getting a name brand with solid components ensures that your PSU can supply the needed power at all times, and cleanly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 500W will get hot with a GTX 480. I would get a 750W and spend less money on electricity bills and replacing overheated components. Saving in the wrong place can get very expensive. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLee Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 If it's a GTX 480 we're talking about, then 750 watts is definitely the minimum that you want to go. Don't forget name brand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L B Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 This GPU is not for me, but for a friend with low budget. Therefore, can I trust the "350W", or is it actually the "300W" reading I should trust? I personally have a 500W PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Zalman of course. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLee Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I would lean towards the lower 300 watts for that PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlb Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 just remember that 350 watts is been used by the motherboard, harddisk and cdrom so if the graphic card say need 350 watts and you will need the other watts for the rest of the machine. so you will need 450 or 500 watts psu at least the hipper psu you have is a 350 watts model. Quote Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMMING AMD Ryzen 7 1700x 32 gb ddr4 15 TB raid 5 HD Nvidia EVGA 1060GTX Win10 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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