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    Quick Video Card Question

    I find it difficult to locate a straight answer, so I was just wondering how much amperage is needed on 12V rails for cards like,

    6850/6870
    5770/5870 (the 5770 works in my system, but I'm looking at slow upgrade options at the moment)
    560ti/570ti

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    560Ti

    P = V*I ->
    I = P/U
    I = 160W / 12V (160W load consumption according to some test I quickly googled)

    I = 13,3~ A

    Physics doesn't get much easier than that, unless I'm remembering it all wrong =]

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    Pretty Much. Watts = Volts x Amps. So just Divide the Watts by 12v and there you go.
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    And... finding the TDP of these cards is a pain in my ass. Thanks though, guys.

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    Says minimum 12V rating of 30amps on my GTX560 box but runs fine despite my PSU being rated for 24 amps, probably because the card needs two 6 pin connectors.

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    The max TDPs should be somewhere around this:
    6850 - 127W.
    6870 - 151W.
    5770 - 108W.
    5870 - 188W.
    560 ti - 170W
    GTX 570 - 219W.
    Last edited by haxartus; 2011-04-30 at 12:59 AM.

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