Hey peeps,
I just been reading Punksters sticky on upgarding graphics cards.
Read down to the tables and read about my 570 and i think i may be in trouble.
Currently i only have the one 570 and according to that table, the 570 uses 40A on its own.
Now i popped over to Thermaltakes site and looked up my card and to my amazment i read this table -
Now, i have no idea if my card is on +12V1 or +12V4 (Did'nt even know this but i am guessing the +12V4 is for 8-pin plugs and the formaer for 6-pin plugs, just a guess).
But to add to this, i had a 470 running as my main card before and this was overclocked quite a lot by me (its a standard 470). can't remeber my clocks of hand but they were high.
I never had a problem with power, i.e. random shutdowns.
So, to get to my point, am i pushing my luck using this PSU with this card plus my 470 running as physx or is it high time to upgrade this.
Don't really want to go down upgrade route as i have one mother of powerful PSU that would just be wasted.
Or am i just being a worry warts, sorry but i have spent a lot of money on my little HAF-ey and really don't want to have to spend anymore.
Lucky
I just been reading Punksters sticky on upgarding graphics cards.
Read down to the tables and read about my 570 and i think i may be in trouble.
Currently i only have the one 570 and according to that table, the 570 uses 40A on its own.
Now i popped over to Thermaltakes site and looked up my card and to my amazment i read this table -
Now, i have no idea if my card is on +12V1 or +12V4 (Did'nt even know this but i am guessing the +12V4 is for 8-pin plugs and the formaer for 6-pin plugs, just a guess).
But to add to this, i had a 470 running as my main card before and this was overclocked quite a lot by me (its a standard 470). can't remeber my clocks of hand but they were high.
I never had a problem with power, i.e. random shutdowns.
So, to get to my point, am i pushing my luck using this PSU with this card plus my 470 running as physx or is it high time to upgrade this.
Don't really want to go down upgrade route as i have one mother of powerful PSU that would just be wasted.
Or am i just being a worry warts, sorry but i have spent a lot of money on my little HAF-ey and really don't want to have to spend anymore.
Lucky
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM + SP1Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHZ (OC'd to 3.99Ghz)6GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition PC3-16000 (set 160...EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 570
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- The HAFmeister (Custom)
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM + SP1
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHZ (OC'd to 3.99Ghz)
- Motherboard
- Asus Rampage III Extreme x58 SATA 6GB & USB 3.0
- Memory
- 6GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition PC3-16000 (set 1606Mhz 8-8-8-26)
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 570
- Sound Card
- Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung SM2433BW 24" Widescreen Monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 32Mb Buffer SATA II
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 32Mb Buffer SATA II
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 16Mb Buffer SATA II
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750GB USB
Samsung Spinpoint 2TB SATA II
- PSU
- Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w (Modular)
- Case
- CoolerMaster HAF-932
- Cooling
- Zalman Reserator XT and ZM-WB5 Plus - GPU uses Stock coolers
- Keyboard
- Logitech G510
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 3MB Profile - 350-400kbs (Real-Speed)
- Other Info
- IcyBox Hot-Swap Bay,
Logitech G27 Steering Wheel,
Xbox 360 Wirless Elite Controller with Microsoft Reciever and
Play & Charge Kit,
Belkin USB Wireless Adaptor,
GAME Generic Controller (Playstation Looky-Likey),
Epson SX125 All-in-One.
