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Can the Corsair 620HX Power Supply Handle 8800 GTX SLI?
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:08 am
by Apoptosis
There many rumors floating around about what it takes to run a pair of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX video cards in SLI. Today we put one question to rest, will the Corsair 620HX power a pair of 8800 GTX video cards paired up in SLI with an overclocked and watercooled Kentsfield? With no power supply under 750W has been SLI Certified for 8800 GTX SLI will this 620W be able to handle it?
Article Title: Can the Corsair 620HX Power Supply Handle 8800 GTX SLI?
Article URL: http://legitreviews.com/article/462/1/
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:04 am
by HONkUS
You sir.
Are a mad scientist.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:26 am
by liqnit
Great experiment.
My friend had a Mushkin 650 PSU running 8800GTX in SLI.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:47 am
by dicecca112
no, he'd be mad if he tried the 520W Corsair. I would put good money it would work though
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:06 pm
by Jejking
We want a powerdraw-measurement, I am eager to see how much power the whole system, and the cards will draw.
By the way, overclocking your PS, it IS possible but not recommendable, anyone wants to respond to this? (not that I am going to try
)
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:54 pm
by Gamble
Agreed, I want to see measurements of the rails while running all that fun stuff....
Good review!
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:40 am
by super nade
Its always nice to see a good review. Would it be possible to get O-Scope readings at different points on the board and via the Molex?
Best wishes from OCForums!
S-N
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:39 am
by Schwarz
INteresting I myself have a 650 mushkin PSU and was pondering about it.
Not that I have the money to buy myself 2 8800GTX but just a question I was asking myself.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:29 am
by Apoptosis
Gamble wrote:Agreed, I want to see measurements of the rails while running all that fun stuff....
I'm sure if you keep pestering Brian he'll eventually post them up.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:34 pm
by stopthekilling77
i'm in no-worries mode cause i have yet to hear anything bad about this PSU and i can't wait to order all my parts off newegg here in a few weeks. two thumbs up!
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:31 pm
by R3N3G4D3
According to newegg, the 520W handles SLI as well (check specifications):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139001
Although I don't know if it can run 2 8800s in SLI, maybe 7950.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:48 pm
by werty316
Corsair do have some great quality PSUs and even so I am surprised it it handling the load.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:13 pm
by Bwall
Power use? I think I should call Dr. Emmett Brown.
I just hooked up the Power Angel and got some from the wall numbers running 3DMark2006.
At idle on the desktop this machine pulls a "mild" 356w.
Under a full CPU load 462w.
In the Canyon Valley test the system averaged in the 530w range and peaked at 549w!!
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:37 pm
by Apoptosis
AmerenUE thanks you!