is 450w enough?

[MrZucchiniHead]

i've heard the forton 450w recomended to me and some other people who are overclock and i just want to know if 450w is enough for overclocking?

 

[Flanker]

Yea, its enough. And that Forton rocks.

 

[molsen]

ill second that

 

[003]

DFI boards officially require at least a 480w power supply.

 

[bonehelm]

depends on what video card you have

if its really powerful like 6800GS or above i think a 500W would be safer.

 

[MrZucchiniHead]

**** then i cant get it if DFI boards require 480w or above and im getting a 7800GT

 

[Flanker]

If you people don't think 36A are enough, get out more.

 

[MrZucchiniHead]

so do you think it will handle this sysem

DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D
Opteron 146 overclocked
EVGA 7800GT overclocked
G.SKILL 2gb extreme series

and if it dosent work i could always RMA it right

 

[Flanker]

Yes you could RMA it, but 450W and 36A are MORE than enough. You have twice the amps suggested for an Athlon 64 system.

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

If you people don't think 36A are enough, get out more.

I concur. The Watt rating is not the end-all way to tell how it's going to run. That 450W Fortron is enough to run a DFI board and a 7800GT. And then a few extra hard drives to boot. 36A on 12V rails is a lot.

Ryan