| Windows 7: PSU rating for mobo/cpu |
09 Jan 2013
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit Barlby,North Yorkshire (exiled Scotsman) |
PSU rating for mobo/cpu I have recently upgraded (open to debate), to an Intel I5 3570k setup. I am carrying over my 700w OZC Stealth Xtreme II to this setup. I am giving my old kit to my children whos C2D 6320 gave up the ghost. I have spare, an Aopen 450w PSU, would this be enough to power the following, all at stock speeds: AMD Phenom II 1090T AMD HD5770 Gfx card ASUS M5A87TD EVO MOBO 4 Gig Patriot Gamer 1600Mhz Memory 1x80 gig sata 2 and 1x 250 gig sata h/d 1 x dvd writer.
If I disabled 2 of the cores in the bios would this help with power management?
My neighbour did give me an Evolabs 750w psu he had lying around (unused). Not knowing who this company is, I'm in two minds whether to use this instead.
Thanks in advance. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Home build (with a few extras from previous home build) OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit CPU Intel 3570k@4.3Ghz(Cooled by: Thermalright TrueSpirit 140mm) Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 Memory 12 Gig Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz Graphics Card Powercolor PCS+ 7870@1.2Ghz/1.35Ghz Sound Card Plantronics Gamecom 780/Onboard Realtek ALC892 Monitor(s) Displays 24inch ASUS VE247H/37inch LG LD490 TV (when wife is out) Screen Resolution 1920x1080/1920x1080 Keyboard Cyborg V.7 Mouse R.A.T 5 PSU OCZ Stealth Xtreme II 700W Case Coolermaster HAF912+ Cooling 120mm rear/200mm front/120mm side/2X 120mm top Hard Drives Corsair 60Gig SSD (boot)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB sata III
Seagate Barracuda 250gig sata II
Seagate Barracuda 200gig sata I (external-icy box)
Seagate Barracuda 320gig sata II
Buffalo Mini Station 500gig usb2 Internet Speed 40Mb/10Mb (aye right!) |
09 Jan 2013
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#2 | | Win7 Ultimate X64 England |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pauly Special OS Win7 Ultimate X64 CPU Intel i7 920 Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Memory 6GB OCZ DDR3 1600 Sound Card Onboard Realtek Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM-E96D Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard MS Wireless Mouse MS Wireless PSU 800W Arctic Case Antec Cooling 3x120mm Fans Hard Drives 80GB Vortex SSD (OS)
1TB Samsung Spinpoint (Data) Internet Speed 20M |
09 Jan 2013
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#3 | | Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601 Italy |

Quote: Originally Posted by The Jockster My neighbour did give me an Evolabs 750w psu he had lying around (unused). Not knowing who this company is, I'm in two minds whether to use this instead. If it is this I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. Not 80+ certified, very cheap, unknown brand. More often than not, those things are utter rubbish that melt down when asked to provide more than 400W.
The 450 W one isn't a better company either, as it is the same as above but adds 7+ years on top.
If I had to choose I'd go with the 700w, but just because it is newer and that setup shouldn't need more than 550W (eyeballing). Check the calculator Jockster provided to see how much power you need. Quote: If I disabled 2 of the cores in the bios would this help with power management? yes, but it's not worth it imho. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number custom built OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601 CPU AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core (a revision without the bug) Motherboard ASUS M4A78 Memory 4,00 GB Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks! Keyboard Microsoft, whatever. Mouse Optical, logitec. PSU whatever, around 450w Case Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old Cooling CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy Hard Drives (1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD Internet Speed effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up Antivirus Avira, free endition. Browser Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome Other Info Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay! |
09 Jan 2013
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#4 | | Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 Danbury, CT |
Sapphire ( www.sapphiretech.com) recommends a minimum PSU of 500W for a single 5770. They don't specify a +12V current requirement, so that makes it harder to distinguish between good and bad 500W PSUs.
That seems absurd for a card that has no auxiliary power connections (<75 W max permissible power draw through the PCI-E X16 slot), but I'm not in a position to argue.
The 1090T is rated at 125W.
Feeling lucky? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number homegrown OS Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 CPU Intel Core I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card eVGA GTX680 Sound Card Creative X-Fi Titanium Monitor(s) Displays As PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard cheap Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB PSU PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire Case Silverstone FT02 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black Internet Speed 6Mb cable Other Info Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
Monsoon 5.1 speakers |
11 Jan 2013
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit Barlby,North Yorkshire (exiled Scotsman) |
Thanks for the replies. Well Im not feeling lucky, so I went ahead and ordered a 600w Corsair 600CXM fm Aria in the UK. Again, thanks for the help | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home build (with a few extras from previous home build) OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit CPU Intel 3570k@4.3Ghz(Cooled by: Thermalright TrueSpirit 140mm) Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 Memory 12 Gig Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz Graphics Card Powercolor PCS+ 7870@1.2Ghz/1.35Ghz Sound Card Plantronics Gamecom 780/Onboard Realtek ALC892 Monitor(s) Displays 24inch ASUS VE247H/37inch LG LD490 TV (when wife is out) Screen Resolution 1920x1080/1920x1080 Keyboard Cyborg V.7 Mouse R.A.T 5 PSU OCZ Stealth Xtreme II 700W Case Coolermaster HAF912+ Cooling 120mm rear/200mm front/120mm side/2X 120mm top Hard Drives Corsair 60Gig SSD (boot)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB sata III
Seagate Barracuda 250gig sata II
Seagate Barracuda 200gig sata I (external-icy box)
Seagate Barracuda 320gig sata II
Buffalo Mini Station 500gig usb2 Internet Speed 40Mb/10Mb (aye right!) |
11 Jan 2013
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#6 | | Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601 Italy |
A good choice. 
Quote: Originally Posted by bobkn Sapphire ( www.sapphiretech.com) recommends a minimum PSU of 500W for a single 5770. They don't specify a +12V current requirement, so that makes it harder to distinguish between good and bad 500W PSUs.
That seems absurd for a card that has no auxiliary power connections (<75 W max permissible power draw through the PCI-E X16 slot), but I'm not in a position to argue. While card manufacturers tend to ask for 100-150 more watts than necessary as they don't know the rig and have to tell something they are sure will work with most rigs, that card does have a 6-pin auxiliary connector as it needs around 110 watts at 100% load.
Heck, even the 4670 in my rig has an auxiliary power connector (a molex). | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number custom built OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601 CPU AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core (a revision without the bug) Motherboard ASUS M4A78 Memory 4,00 GB Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks! Keyboard Microsoft, whatever. Mouse Optical, logitec. PSU whatever, around 450w Case Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old Cooling CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy Hard Drives (1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD Internet Speed effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up Antivirus Avira, free endition. Browser Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome Other Info Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay! |
11 Jan 2013
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#7 | | Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 Danbury, CT |

Quote: Originally Posted by bobafetthotmail A good choice.
While card manufacturers tend to ask for 100-150 more watts than necessary as they don't know the rig and have to tell something they are sure will work with most rigs, that card does have a 6-pin auxiliary connector as it needs around 110 watts at 100% load.
Heck, even the 4670 in my rig has an auxiliary power connector (a molex). Oops. Right you are. The 5770 has a single 6 pin PCI-E power connector, so it draws more than 75W and less than 150W. I may have looked at the 5670, which uses no auxiliary power.
(The PCI-E 4670 card has no auxiliary power; the AGP one does. Sapphire lists something that looks a little weird: an AGP 4650 card that uses a 6 pin PCI-E auxiliary power connector, rather than the 4 pin Molex.) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number homegrown OS Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 CPU Intel Core I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card eVGA GTX680 Sound Card Creative X-Fi Titanium Monitor(s) Displays As PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard cheap Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB PSU PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire Case Silverstone FT02 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black Internet Speed 6Mb cable Other Info Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
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