7xxx series power supply question

sshiftyp · September 21st, 2006, 08:23 PM

It says with many newer 7 series cards @ power recs: 12v with 20A MINIMUM.

So if you get like 500w, will you get better preformance then with the minimum???

Unixlord · September 22nd, 2006, 01:15 AM

You get peace of mind that's all.

sshiftyp · September 22nd, 2006, 08:11 AM

so it isnt helping at all if you have better then minimum :P

Unixlord · September 22nd, 2006, 12:55 PM

Power supplies lose efficiency over time. You could use a PSU calculator to determine this. I suggest http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp. Bear in mind the difference between Max output and Real output.