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Is my power supply good enough for asus eah 3850 x2 1gb?

Viki95
Level 7

‎03-10-2014 04:33 AM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 11:33 PM by Community Admin

Hi i have asus eah 3850 x2 1gb and im not sure that my psu is good enough for it.
That's my psu : FSP500-60apn 85+ 500w.
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Zka17
Level 16

‎03-10-2014 05:24 AM

Welcome to the ROG Forum!

Well, that's a dual GPU card... on the manufacturer's site (http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/EAH3850X2HTDI1G/#specifications) it says that "up to 300Wadditional 6+8 pin PCIe power required"... so, it depends on your other components...

That PSU seemingly has the required 6+2 pin connector...

It's an old card, so not so sure about the exact requirements... for the newer cards for sure you need higher wattage on the PSU

I would try to look up for some reviews, specifically for the power consumption...
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Viki95
Level 7
In response to Zka17

‎03-10-2014 05:46 AM

Well, I've looked at one site: game-dabate.com and that's what i found.
Recommended PSU : 450 Watts & 28 Amps mine has two 12v rails with 18amps im not shure is it enoug.
And this one GPU Power Requirements: 140 Watts (I have no idea what this means)
I've searched and asked about my psu is it enough for this graphics card in many hardware forums and most of the people said that is good enough. So i guess this forum is my last chanse.
If this is going to help thats my pc build:
Genuine Intel CPU 2140 @ 1.60GH 1.60GH
1,5 GB RAM
FSP500-60APN 85+
foxconn n15235 - motherboard with integrated Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family
At this pc build i cant run asus eah3850x2. Im looking for new pc configuration and i need to know is this psu need to be replaced for the new build or is good enough. Can you tell me good psu for asus eah3850x2 to compare it with mine. That will be really helpfull.
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kkn
Level 14

‎03-10-2014 08:40 AM

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/asushd3850x2/12.html

The EAH3850X2 requires two PCIE power connectors: one 6 pin, and one 8 pin connector. If you are interested in this card, you might want to check to see if your power supply has a 8 pin connector, as they are not that common. You can use the EAH3850X2 with two 6 pin connectors, but this isn't recommended, and you will not be able to overclock. Asus recommends a 600W or greater PSU to power this card.

that is taken from that link i posted.
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Viki95
Level 7
In response to kkn

‎03-10-2014 08:54 AM

I have one 6 and 6+2 pin connectors. But my psu is only 500W so i guess is not enough.
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kkn
Level 14

‎03-10-2014 09:21 AM

well i cant help you other then what i have so far, since ive never had that card.
and i can only go by what i can find by googling it TBH.
so im sorry if you dident get the ansver you needed, or hope to get.
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Zka17
Level 16

‎03-10-2014 11:06 AM

Just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't go with a lower than 750W...
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PowerOver9K
Level 9

‎03-10-2014 12:30 PM

That GPU pulls 150W tops...
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Zka17
Level 16
In response to PowerOver9K

‎03-10-2014 03:47 PM

PowerOver9K wrote:
That GPU pulls 150W tops...


Time two? It's a dual GPU card...
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canguder
Level 7

‎03-10-2014 04:54 PM

I have got fx8150 cpu with 2x amd raedon 4850 crossfire.I bought an molex to 6 pin cable. Cooler master 500w psu works fine for me.I think 500w will be enough for you.
CPU: INTEL I7 4770K @ 4.5 GHZ
AIR COOLER : ZALMAN CNPS14X
MOTHERBOARD : ASUS Z87 DELUXE-DUAL
RAM : GSKILL TRIDENT 2X8GB+2X4GB 2400 MHZ (24GB TOTAL)
GRAPHICS : ZOTAC NVIDIA GEOFORCE GTX 780
SSD DRIVES : 2X SAMSUNG 840EVO 120GB
HDD DRIVES : 4X3TB HDD , 4X1TB HDD , 2X2TB HDD - 12TB FIRMWARE RAID+8TB FIRM+SOFT RAID
CASE : AEROSTRIKE X ST
POWER SUPPLY : SEASONIC G-750 80PLUS
FANS : 9X120MM COOLER MASTER LED , 8X140MM XIGMATEK , 1X200MM AEROCOOL , 1X200MM COOLER MASTER , 1X120MM AEROCOOL
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