What power supply for 9800XT?

[shuaib]

What power supply should i need for 9800XT? i have a 330w antec right now.

[amd_man2005]

It depends on the rest of your specs. Although odds are that won't be enough, I'd recommend at least a quality 400w power supply for any modern setup with a 9800XT, although at least an Antec 430w would be best.

[shuaib]

That seems like a lot of power. I have one HDD, 80gb. 2 optical drives, 1 ram DIMM, processor, 2 case fan, modem, p4p800s and thats all. not including monitor, keyboard/mouse and speakres.

With that setup would it be enough?

[shuaib]

And if its not, what card should i get then? (money is not an issue)

[Yawgm0th]

Like he said, a 430W Antec would be really nice. And if money isn't an issue, get a X800 Pro or X800 XT instead of a Radeon 9800XT. They are more powerful.... Much more expensive though.

In ayn case, get a Antec 430W or something like that. Shouldn't be too expensive.

[shuaib]

Yeah, i just looked up the price for a 450 antec solution PSU, and its only $99 so ill get that and the 9800 pro since its only a little slower. Since i have to upgrade my PSU (from one that i havent even used yet, as im building a new pc) it will work out better(ie cheaper) just getting the pro.

[shuaib]

recommends a 300-Watt power supply or greater to ensure normal system operation where a number of other internal devices are installed.

[wayout44]

And for any of todays half decent systems ATi's recommendation is about 100W+ to low.

[amd_man2005]

recommends a 300-Watt power supply or greater to ensure normal system operation where a number of other internal devices are installed.

Bleh, thats bull****. Stick with the suggestions of a 400w+ PSU

[shuaib]

OK, If it was really 400W+ then they would have been going on about it like they have with the 6800 ultra that needs that kind of power. But i didnt hear a peep about it, except from you guys.

Anyway I think I'll stick to the reccommendation of the guys who actually make the card, rather than the guys who buy it, thanks.

[Yawgm0th]

or greater to ensure normal system operation where a number of other internal devices are installed.

Don't you get it? That means even if you're running a Duron at 1.6GHz with 128MB of RAM, you need a 300W PSU. Now turn that into an Athlon XP 2800 with a few PCI devices and maybe a 7200RPM HDD or two, you'll need to get a better PSU.

But go ahead and get your 300W PSU. We'll all laugh when it breaks and you've wasted your money.

[shuaib]

Don't you get it? That means even if you're running a Duron at 1.6GHz with 128MB of RAM, you need a 300W PSU. Now turn that into an Athlon XP 2800 with a few PCI devices and maybe a 7200RPM HDD or two, you'll need to get a better PSU.

But go ahead and get your 300W PSU. We'll all laugh when it breaks and you've wasted your money.

In my first post i said i have an antec 330W right now.

[Yawgm0th]

Either way, it doesn't matter. That might hold a R9800 Pro. Like amd_man says, an Antec 400W or something of similar quality would be much better.
But it does depend on your system quite a bit... With what I've seen of it so far, I wouldn't depend on that PSU of yours to hold all of it up. Exactly what processor do you have?

[shuaib]

Well... i have p4 2.8ghz 800 fsb, 5400 rpm 80gb seagate.

[shuaib]

My main concern is that since i bought a case(lanboy) that came with the psu, i would be wasting money to buy another psu to replace the one that i have now and havent even used yet.