Power Supply for a hd 4870?

d1fferent

Looking at corsair 620w is this ok any other suggestions?

I did have ultra x3 RMA it 16v on 12v rail no in stock of ultra waited 2 weeks any other suggestion live in UK not US

What minimum watts for hd 4870?

Thanks guys @ Guru3D

TDurden · 08-25-2008, 17:44 | posts: 1,799 | Location: LT

corsair 620w will be five for 4870

dmitrice · 08-25-2008, 19:36 | posts: 308 | Location: Ghana

Will handle it ok

d1fferent · 08-25-2008, 20:33 | posts: 1,429 | Location: U.K

Any other suggestion

ultra x3 1000w psu = £100

corsair hx 620w psu = £85

Budget £100...

Any other thoughts...

metaltoiletry · 08-25-2008, 21:52 | posts: 1,328 | Location: On a hill.

I am using the Corsair HX 620W, works awesome and it's modular. You'll notice how nice the build quality is when you open up the box.

d1fferent · 08-25-2008, 22:08 | posts: 1,429 | Location: U.K

Quote:

Originally Posted by metaltoiletry

I am using the Corsair HX 620W, works awesome and it's modular. You'll notice how nice the build quality is when you open up the box.

How much you pay for it?

Can you get cheaper than £85?

Any other suggestions?

thanks guys,

d1fferent,

d1fferent · 08-26-2008, 09:34 | posts: 1,429 | Location: U.K

daily bump, come on guys

Apoc_ · 08-26-2008, 11:15 | posts: 495 | Location: Australia

In my view the Radeon HD 4870 series requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit at minimum if you use it in a high-end system, and I think that's barely on the safe side. Also recommended is 32 AMP's on the 12 volts rails for stable power distribution (in a single card configuration). Please make note of the fact that the card uses two 6-pin power connectors.

That's from Hilbert in the Asus 4870 review.

Link - http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...review--asus/5

www.guru3d.com - Hardware reviews. If you check out some of the hardware reviews and still have questions then post.

Not having a go at you mate just trying to give you a hand, save you self some grief on waiting for replies.

JumperR · 08-26-2008, 15:49 | posts: 896

Corsair 550W is enough and is kinda cheap ;x

metaltoiletry · 08-26-2008, 17:33 | posts: 1,328 | Location: On a hill.

Quote:

Originally Posted by d1fferent

How much you pay for it?

Can you get cheaper than £85?

Any other suggestions?

thanks guys,

d1fferent,

I bought it from ZipZoomFly.com here in the States, but it was on sale when I got it. I paid about $100 USD.

I would also suggest any power supply of recommended wattage if it's made by Corsair, Enermax, Antec, PC Power and Cooling or Seasonic.

My brother got a power supply unit with his case, which is made by Compucase, and is actually really good considering he got the PSU and the case for $70. So I would go so far as to recommend Compucase aswell.

Here's a quick list of PSU's for about $100 that would work fine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371010
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005