Question about the Hd3850
August 8th, 2016
Can a 450w Generic PSU support the HD3850?.
Im asking cause Im going to buy the card ( or not if my Psu doesnt support), but can anyone here help me telling me if it can or not.
I looked on the PSU box for the amp rails ( which I dont understand..)
12v1+:14A 12v2+:16A
ATI Radeon� HD 3800 Series � System Requirements -PCI Express� based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard –450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express� power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX�) Certified power supplies are recommended -1GB of system memory -Installation software requires an optical drive -DVD playback requires DVD drive -Blu-ray� / HD DVD playback requires a Blu-ray / HD DVD drive -For a complete ATI CrossFireX� system, additional ATI Radeon� HD 3800 series graphics card(s), an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board (included) are required (taken from official site)
as u can see it should work on ur psu
So by what said you just about can
well… there are 450W worse than others.. well doesnt matter if no one knows xD