alot of you are idiots (im not saying everyone) ive been typing from my mobile firstly secondly how many ppl here have had there pc's built by a professional or did you all do it by yourself i am trying to guide him into buying something that will last and not just cut it as everytime you add a HDD DVD Burner etc you add strain to your PSU but all you lot are interested in is a minimum power supply to run his rig and solve his problems maybe
so original postee if your reading this dont go with a 750w psu you will more than likely to run into your same problems as you are now 850w minimum and higher will do and you should be safe to do what ever you need to do
What I am saying is that you are MISINFORMED and LYING... Also, name calling, not cool. oh and PLEASE if you respond to this, RESPOND WITH FACTS THAT BACKUP YOUR STATEMENTS.
thats the thing this program gives you a base line at idle two 6950 requires 600w min on idle as they use 300w each on idle so as soon as you get load that will shoot upto 700-750 easy
No, the PSU calculators give you a baseline for MAX usage (the parts running at their TDP basically). They aren't 100% accurate, but they come close.
i belve they call it a voltage metre i build pc's for a living 750w is bottom of the line for two 6950's and your cpu as long as it is a respectable brand antec thermaltake etc now when you have a 750w psu that is its absolute max output so you have a card that requires a minimum 500w psu for 1 card ati specs now i know they run at 300w idling because i have tested it so you have a 125w cpu and two video cards idling at 300w ill let you do the math now to play it safe im saying to minimize crashing from lack of voltage 800-900w minimum its called playing it smart and that will allow you some headroom as most ppl in this room are ameteur home pc builders so mate play it safe you can get 900w psu for about 150bucks australian
Again with the misinformation, but now you start lying...
I doubt to build PCs for a living. Mainly because you believe that 6950s idle at 300W and also "because of the lack of voltage"? sure if you overdraw from a PSU the component could crash because the voltages start to fluctuate and be too low, but it is highly unlikely. It will most likely crash because there is a lack of current (Amps)
6950s idle at 18W. Note that from the GPU's tested for the review below, the 4870x2, which has a reputation of power consumption on idle, consumes less then 75W, and that's for a dual GPU. idk why the 4870 is at 75W, must be a bug.
Now to claim that you tested it personally and that it is 300W, well, now you are just plain
lying. The MAXIMUM a 6950 can consume is 182W according to our reviews here at TPU. So he couldn't even be a mix up of you testing it at full load
So to make a more accurate judgement. Here are some numbers with headroom included.
150W for lightly OCed Phenom II x6
400W (200Wx2) for the 6950s stock (if OCed, you have to add a lot, maybe even up to 90W ea if shader unlocked)
50W for all accessories (DVD, Bluray, RAM, HDD)
50W just in case, includes degradation
100W e-peen, long-term degradation, sweeter efficiency spot
750W has enough space to even include e-peen
