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Should I risk SLi on my 600W?
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Should I risk SLi on my 600W?
I'm just wondering if I should risk running 2 GTX 260's (one the normal 260, the other a 216) in SLI with my 600W Vantec PSU? I'm thinking of buying 2 4pin to 6pin PCI-E cables since the PSU isn't SLI certified or any of that.
__________________Could I do it without blowing my system, taking in to consideration the CPU power usage as well during games? It would only be for the short term til I can afford a decent quality SLI PSU.
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how many amps?
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36A on the +12V rail, or 432W. It's actually a 550W power supply at best. I'd say no. Since nVidia will certify just about any junk PSU, if this one didn't meet their spec then it must be real crap.
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I wouldn't, if the psu doesn't have 4 PCI-e connectors it's not meant for that much of a load. Yeah, how many 12a's are there?
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I wouldn't either.
I fried another motherboard trying too much on a cheap psu a while back, basicly its a gamble. Could work, might not, might take other crap with it when it goes...
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multiplier of FREQxCORES
 
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A 600w OCZ GameXstream powered my Q6600 / CF 4850 system just fine - then again, OCZ is a much more trustworthy PSU maker than Vantec and I was probably starting to push the PSU's limits with that system... I upgraded to a 750w when I switched to 4870s.
Although that 600w MIGHT cut it, I think you should really consider upgrading to a 750w anyways as you'll probably need to the second you upgrade any component in your system....
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bare butt minimum is said to be 630W for sli of those cards. I would def say NO. I dont wanna see you in here in five days asking if your psu is dead because it wont turn on. Hate to see you game deprived
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