Is This PSU Enought For A 9600 GT? Having Issues . .

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by 20Valve, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. 20Valve

    20Valve Sergeant

    It seems I am having both hardware and software issues with my new card. The newest gremlin seems to me to be power related. I installed a 9600 Gt and it the graphics output seems to go kaput under load after a few minutes. The screen goes blank and I get the "shutdown in 5 seconds" message but the motherboard still seems to be powered up and does not shutdown.

    I am thinking my power supply is not cutting the mustard. On my rig I have 3 hard drives, a CD/DVD, sound card, network card, USB hub, joystick, two printers, a video card, and of course a monitor. Is that just too much for the PSU in the unit? Here is the unit in question:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182022&Tpk=Rosewill+RD450-2-DB

    Max output seems to be 22A. I thought I read that the card needed 25 amps? I bought the card ahead of new build just to fiddle and I am having problems. I was hoping to transfer my PSU.

    Thanks for any input.
     
  2. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    The printers and monitor have no draw as they don't get their power from your PC. BUT- I would say that PSU is under-powered, esp. for the new 9600GT. I recommend a minimum of 550w with 28a, and IMO that's minimum. I'm sure some other folks out there will offer some opinions too, but I think we can all agree that the current PSU isn't enough.
     

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