Well another thing I neglected to do was check my PSU to see if it had enough W on the 12v rail. PNY recommends at least 20 W. Here's a picture of my PSU Voltages (YES IT'S A RAIDMAX, WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT ALREADY!):
Do I add both 12V slots together to get 37 or what?
Checking 12V Rail for Video Card
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Re: Checking 12V Rail for Video Card
yea both add to 37 amps.
Though if you're card is the one I see on newegg..you're probably going to have a small issue(says it has a minimum of 24 amps on NE). I'm not a guru on PSU's but if a card only has one plug, and it does only 20W, it may not work too well. you can have all the wattage you want.. but how it's distributed is what matters more.
Though if you're card is the one I see on newegg..you're probably going to have a small issue(says it has a minimum of 24 amps on NE). I'm not a guru on PSU's but if a card only has one plug, and it does only 20W, it may not work too well. you can have all the wattage you want.. but how it's distributed is what matters more.
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Re: Checking 12V Rail for Video Card
20V on rail 1 is probably the 24 pin plug and 4/8 pin header. The 2nd rail is probably everything else. Worse case scenario is the card doesn't work. Plug it in and try it.
But as already stated you are above the recommended voltage, add rail 1 and 2 together to get your total value.
But as already stated you are above the recommended voltage, add rail 1 and 2 together to get your total value.
Re: Checking 12V Rail for Video Card
Gaming on it for 2 weeks now. No crashes even with a slight overclock, so I guess I'm okay :]
Re: Checking 12V Rail for Video Card
then what are you worrying aboutEvasion wrote:Gaming on it for 2 weeks now. No crashes even with a slight overclock, so I guess I'm okay :]
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Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Re: Checking 12V Rail for Video Card
Don't worry about that Skier.