Hi guys,

switching from NVidia to ATI!

NVidia gobbles up power like hell ...

will I need a special psu for a 9800 XT Ultra?

tvmia,

<<< Tina >>>
--
Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
('Airplane!', 1980)

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:58:34 +0200, Tina Fisher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>will I need a special psu for a 9800 XT Ultra?

300W+
--
Andrew. To email unscramble (E-Mail Removed) & remove spamtrap.
Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards,
please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevant text.
Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:19:35 +0100 there was darkness, Andrew
<spamtrap@localhost> floated above the darkness and said :

>On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:58:34 +0200, Tina Fisher
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>will I need a special psu for a 9800 XT Ultra?
>
>300W+

this is much less than I need for a Geforce 5800!
cool (literally) !

with a cheap (!) 500 W, will I have to check the amps, or will it be
sufficient in any case?

thanks

<<< Tina >>>
--
Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
('Airplane!', 1980)

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:40:30 +0200, Tina Fisher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>with a cheap (!) 500 W, will I have to check the amps, or will it be
>sufficient in any case?

Its impossible to say about any PSU as they all vary, and it also
depends on what else you have in your PC, but 500W should be more than
enough.
--
Andrew. To email unscramble (E-Mail Removed) & remove spamtrap.
Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards,
please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevant text.
Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

cheap powersuplies are hit and miss. it may be 500 wats and still not work
for what your tryng to use it for. if you have the nvidia card still i would
try a better name brand power suply first.
dont get me wrong i prefer ATI but you need to work out the problems befor
getting one of the best cards made ati 9800. or your going to get ticked if
you speend $ on a new card and stilll have power problems. i find that the
new generation video cards like to be on a seperat power conector. dont have
any thing eles conected to it just the video card.

--


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM!
Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter
http://mail.giantcompany.com


"Tina Fisher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi guys,
>
> switching from NVidia to ATI!
>
> NVidia gobbles up power like hell ...
>
> will I need a special psu for a 9800 XT Ultra?
>
> tvmia,
>
> <<< Tina >>>
> --
> Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
> you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
> is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
> ('Airplane!', 1980)

"Andrew" <spamtrap@localhost> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:40:30 +0200, Tina Fisher
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >with a cheap (!) 500 W, will I have to check the amps, or will it be
> >sufficient in any case?
>
> Its impossible to say about any PSU as they all vary, and it also
> depends on what else you have in your PC, but 500W should be more than
> enough.
> --
> Andrew. To email unscramble (E-Mail Removed) & remove spamtrap.
> Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards,
> please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevant text.
> Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

i've got a 350W enermax and a 9800PRO.
no probs so far

Decided to venture out of the flight-sim newsgroup?

As others here have told you, the ATI cards don't require as much juice as
the nVidia cards do.

Although your 500W PSU is probably more than adequate, keep in mind that
often the manufacturer's power ratings are determined under optimum
conditions. So, for example, a 500W PSU may only put out 400W at higher
temperatures.

Of course, you also need to consider the other devices in your system. If
you're running a dual CPU system with 3 HDs and 4 optical drives, you may
already be stretching your PSU to the limit.

For the best PSUs on the market (IMHO), see PC Power and Cooling at
www.pcpowercooling.com

Ken


"Tina Fisher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi guys,
>
> switching from NVidia to ATI!
>
> NVidia gobbles up power like hell ...
>
> will I need a special psu for a 9800 XT Ultra?
>
> tvmia,
>
> <<< Tina >>>
> --
> Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
> you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
> is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
> ('Airplane!', 1980)

I would suggest buying a brand name psu. Enermax is VERY good and quiet
IMHO. My Enermax Whisper series 350W is more dependable than many cheap
q-tec 400-450W psu's.

Enermax, Acer, Antec are some of the better manufacturers. NEVER buy q-tec
or any other that weighs less than 2KG! I had bad experience with them. They
are missing heatsinks are thus become unstable after some 2-4 hours of heavy
use. Also they make a LOT of noise.


"Tina Fisher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi guys,
>
> switching from NVidia to ATI!
>
> NVidia gobbles up power like hell ...
>
> will I need a special psu for a 9800 XT Ultra?
>
> tvmia,
>
> <<< Tina >>>
> --
> Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
> you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
> is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
> ('Airplane!', 1980)

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:12:57 GMT there was darkness, "Kenneth E.
Coakley" <(E-Mail Removed)> floated above the darkness and
said :

>Decided to venture out of the flight-sim newsgroup?

hehe, well, you need horsepower for FS9 too ... even if CPU is more
important there! Also I found that the GeForce 5800 is not enough for
running "Far Cry" (my first shooter ever) with all details maxed at
reasonable framerate - hoping for the Sapphire 9800 XT!

>As others here have told you, the ATI cards don't require as much juice as
>the nVidia cards do.
>
>Although your 500W PSU is probably more than adequate, keep in mind that
>often the manufacturer's power ratings are determined under optimum
>conditions. So, for example, a 500W PSU may only put out 400W at higher
>temperatures.

yeah, my 500W is probably crap, the amps are also badly distributed,
but I think it should be sufficient!

>Of course, you also need to consider the other devices in your system. If
>you're running a dual CPU system with 3 HDs and 4 optical drives, you may
>already be stretching your PSU to the limit.

a 3,0 P4HT, one HD, two optical drives, one floppy, some stuff over
the USB ...

>For the best PSUs on the market (IMHO), see PC Power and Cooling at
>www.pcpowercooling.com
>
>Ken

thanks! also to the others!!!

<<< Tina >>>
--
Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
('Airplane!', 1980)

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:12:53 GMT there was darkness, "Asestar" <a s e
s t a r @ s t a r t . n o> floated above the darkness and said :

>I would suggest buying a brand name psu. Enermax is VERY good and quiet
>IMHO. My Enermax Whisper series 350W is more dependable than many cheap
>q-tec 400-450W psu's.

exactly, mine is a q-tec ...
450 or 500 W, forgot exact number!
--
Elaine Dickinson: "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. --- By the way,
is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
('Airplane!', 1980)