evga 7900 gtx using a 400W psu?

[NinjaGaiden55]

Hey! This is NinjaGaiden. I was wondering if this setup is possible and if i could damage the motherboard and other components.

The power supply i am going to use is an Antec 400W SmartPower 2.0. Here is more info:

-> Antec 400W SmartPower Link

And here's a link for the eVGA 7900 GTX
-> eVGA 7900 GTX Link

Just so you know, the eVGA has stock clocks. Any advices would be appreciated =)

 

[Namslas90]

check the specifications again. The PSU is rated at 15amps on the 12v rail and the card needs 22 amps.

 

[xman2007]

umm it has dual 12v rails so it should be fine

 

[NinjaGaiden55]

The PSU used 15A but the card uses 22A on the 12v rail. Will i damage the components in anyway if i tried? Or do you think it's better to get a new PSU then try it out...

 

[Athlon2K15]

does that psu have to rails at 15a each?

 

[NinjaGaiden55]

12v1 has 10A. 12v2 has 15A. Would it work? The card requires a min. of 450W but this PSU only has 400. I dont know if i should try it out or not =( I dont want to risk doing any damage. Please be sure of what you're typing. Thanks for helping =)

 

[SpoonMuffin]

antech has a bad rep at the moment for putting out unreliable psu's

go fortron 41bucks you can get the 400watt unit i use, its got 18+`6amps on the 12v rails and is more then enought to power 5 hdds, x1900xtx(at toxic bios) 3500+at 3.03 gz, 2 optical drives and a crap load of usb devices that are usb powered.

fortron is a top maker if your wondering.

 

[largon]

the card [7900GTX] needs 22 amps.

You mean 7900GTX consumes 264W?!?
Pass me some of that what you've been smoking.

Seriously,
the 22A is a recommendation for total amperage of the 12V rail of the PSU powering the whole computer using the quoted VGA.

NinjaGaiden55,
The 400W Antec you linked will do just fine.

 

[NinjaGaiden55]

Thanks =)