power supply amd 240 cpu hd 6770 power consumption question.?

Achilles1600 · Nov 30, 2011, 07:50 AM

Hi, i have a coolermaster exteme power plus, it's no mine, it's for my lil brother's rig, im going to be using an amd 240 dual core cpu" and a hd 6770, will a coolermaster etreme power plus 600 watt be good enough to power his rig. and i know the power plus psu's are crap, i read that the power plus 600 watt doesnt use 600 watt's" it uses about 450 watts from a review, so would it be suffient enough to power his rig.

anoobarak · Dec 2, 2011, 09:12 PM

That PSU is more than sufficient enough to power that rig. That CPU is very power efficient; in idle it only uses a couple of watts. The same can be said for the graphics card; only one PCI-e connector means TDP capped at 150W.

cadaveca · Dec 2, 2011, 09:24 PM

Yeah, should be fine, especially if running stock.

Nov 30, 2011, 07:50 AM	#1
Achilles1600 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton alberta canada Posts: 276 (0.19/day) Thanks: 160 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	power supply amd 240 cpu hd 6770 power consumption question.? Hi, i have a coolermaster exteme power plus, it's no mine, it's for my lil brother's rig, im going to be using an amd 240 dual core cpu" and a hd 6770, will a coolermaster etreme power plus 600 watt be good enough to power his rig. and i know the power plus psu's are crap, i read that the power plus 600 watt doesnt use 600 watt's" it uses about 450 watts from a review, so would it be suffient enough to power his rig.

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Dec 2, 2011, 09:12 PM	#2
anoobarak Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Euroland Posts: 95 (0.14/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	That PSU is more than sufficient enough to power that rig. That CPU is very power efficient; in idle it only uses a couple of watts. The same can be said for the graphics card; only one PCI-e connector means TDP capped at 150W.

Dec 2, 2011, 09:24 PM	#3
cadaveca My name is Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 10,770 (4.14/day) Thanks: 4,485 Thanked 5,202 Times in 3,201 Posts System Specs	Yeah, should be fine, especially if running stock.

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