cluedo84
12-14-2006, 09:24 PM
Heya!
I recently purchased a new Leadtek Winfast GF 7950GT 256MB fom my computer, but have come to realise that my current PSU is woefully inadequate!
I have read that the 7950GT is comfortable with a PSU with at least >20A on the 12V rail.
I am planning to get a( http://www.acbel.com/PDF/P_PC/ps2_550W_gold.pdf ) which has 3 12V rails at 12A, 22A, and 14A respectively.
I know that they don't stack up exactly but i'm kinda confused of how that multiple 12V rail system works. Are there three 12V cables that correspond to the 12V rails? Or is there only one 12V cable fed by the three 12V rails? If there is more than one cable, what do i use the other 2 cables for and do i stick the 22A cable into the motherboard? (heh... sorry, i'm really a noob at computers!)
My current rig is
P4 3.2GHz, 1 GB RAM, 2x 100GB HD.
Lastly will this PSU which i'm planning to get be able to support the new system?
Thanks for your time and i hope to hear from you guys soon!
[EDIT] More details about my rig (from the invoice)
Processor - P4 / 3.2GHz / 1MB/800
Mainboard - GIGABYTE 945P/DDR2?GL/PCIE/ATX
Memory - Kingston 512mb/533/800/dr (i think i have 1 GB ram in total)
Harddrive - Seagate 40GB /2.5"/ATA100/5.4K (i think 2 units)
(Not sure what half this stuff means! =P )
I recently purchased a new Leadtek Winfast GF 7950GT 256MB fom my computer, but have come to realise that my current PSU is woefully inadequate!
I have read that the 7950GT is comfortable with a PSU with at least >20A on the 12V rail.
I am planning to get a( http://www.acbel.com/PDF/P_PC/ps2_550W_gold.pdf ) which has 3 12V rails at 12A, 22A, and 14A respectively.
I know that they don't stack up exactly but i'm kinda confused of how that multiple 12V rail system works. Are there three 12V cables that correspond to the 12V rails? Or is there only one 12V cable fed by the three 12V rails? If there is more than one cable, what do i use the other 2 cables for and do i stick the 22A cable into the motherboard? (heh... sorry, i'm really a noob at computers!)
My current rig is
P4 3.2GHz, 1 GB RAM, 2x 100GB HD.
Lastly will this PSU which i'm planning to get be able to support the new system?
Thanks for your time and i hope to hear from you guys soon!
[EDIT] More details about my rig (from the invoice)
Processor - P4 / 3.2GHz / 1MB/800
Mainboard - GIGABYTE 945P/DDR2?GL/PCIE/ATX
Memory - Kingston 512mb/533/800/dr (i think i have 1 GB ram in total)
Harddrive - Seagate 40GB /2.5"/ATA100/5.4K (i think 2 units)
(Not sure what half this stuff means! =P )