Need help about a Power supply

magnetomg

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Assalam o alaiqum, im getting a radeon hd4870 and im a bit confused about the power supply, i have branded psu 350w will it be able to hold the 4870? waisay 4870 requires 500w power supply but i've heard that branded power supplies are pretty good and can handle most of the cards..
 

taha1557

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No branded psu are crap u need something like corsair cx500. Always get a 80+ certified psu
why r u getting such a old card? what is its price
 

shahzaib1997

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Feb 16, 2011
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assalam o alaiqum, im getting a radeon hd4870 and im a bit confused about the power supply, i have branded psu 350w will it be able to hold the 4870? Waisay 4870 requires 500w power supply but i've heard that branded power supplies are pretty good and can handle most of the cards..
bro go for cs550 from [MENTION=24345]Zeus MK[/MENTION] he is selling in 4.5k with soundcard its better than every one
 

sunny945

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Assalam o alaiqum, im getting a radeon hd4870 and im a bit confused about the power supply, i have branded psu 350w will it be able to hold the 4870? waisay 4870 requires 500w power supply but i've heard that branded power supplies are pretty good and can handle most of the cards..
4870 its self require 150w means 13a on +12v are require just for gpu. you need to purchase a psu with atleast 26a. and can you tell me why are you purchasing this old card ? this is just a power hungry card you better purchase something else if you are on a 350w psu. and also check the specs of your psu and note +12v rails and note Amp.
 

ragingflares198

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i used to have the initial model of his 4870 with 512mb vram and it was a power hog. if you try to run it with a lower psu, you run the risk of damaging your other components as well as the 4870.
to run it properly get a 500w or above psu.
 

magnetomg

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Jul 3, 2013
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My friend is giving me this 4870 for free, i dont have any mood of buying a new gpu, its just that i want to change my psu and i want a psu under 2k which will run this card good
 
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