Power consumption on a Radeon 9700

vanyar · Jun 4, 2003, 07:54 AM

I have a Enermax 465 with a combined 3,3 & 5v power of 200W (total PSU power of 450W).
Is it enough to maintain a Radeon 9700 and an Athlon XP 2200 running?
Do I need more combined power. I have been said that Antec has a combined of 410W, but I have been said too that it's counting the +12v rail. Is it true?
Thanks.

Vampyromaniac · Jun 4, 2003, 07:57 AM

I think the Enermax should be fine

toddsmack2k · Jun 4, 2003, 02:55 PM

You should have no problems with that sucker. I have a 300w sparkle with my 9700 Pro and a 2100. For 7 months now been running fine and overclocking the 9700!

Dom · Jun 4, 2003, 02:58 PM

9700 requiers a minimal 300w PSU, I believe, so your PSU should be fine, especialy since it's a Enermax.

vanyar · Jun 4, 2003, 05:07 PM

I say that because until yesterday I had a 300W Channel Well PSU, and in some games (i.e. Matrix, Splinter Cell) the system freezed. Yesterday I puted the new PSU and I could play to Matrix for an hour and a half and I left UT2003 in spectator mode for 2 hours and it didn't hang up. Today I'm going to prove Splinter Cell. If it hangs, May I think that my PSU isn't strong enough? Or with 465W do I have to think in another component?

Wiz4rd- · Jun 11, 2003, 02:01 AM

Be for warned enermax's ratings on their PSU's are very inacurate. They do what a lot of companies do and just put a sticker on em saying they are this wattage or that wattage. You will find enermax PSU's to be made of low quality materials and to perform far below their rating. As a person who replaces them on many machines daily, I have used jsut about every brand out there, and I can tell you honestly enermax is pretty low on the pole. Truth is a lot of your known name brand PSU's aren't really up to snuff. The ones who are, and do perform at their rating usually buy their PSU's from a manufactuer and put 'their' stickers and labels on them. So why not go right to the manufactuer and buy direct and save some money. I'm talking about fortron/sparkle PSU's. Not only are they made of quality parts, they are affordable, as well as perform usually 30% HIGHER than their rating. Whereas most other brands perform far under their rating. I run a 530w fortron, can be picked up at newegg for 70 dollars or so. It pushes right around 665w of juice, it's a real brute. never skimp on a PSU, a good pwoerful PSU will last a long time through many PC upgrades.

sunrise · Jun 11, 2003, 04:45 PM

I'm running a 9700np, 2 hdd's, 2 cdroms, p4 2.4b, tv tuner card, sb live 5.1 on a 350w PSU

Jun 4, 2003, 07:54 AM	#1
vanyar DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Power consumption on a Radeon 9700 I have a Enermax 465 with a combined 3,3 & 5v power of 200W (total PSU power of 450W). Is it enough to maintain a Radeon 9700 and an Athlon XP 2200 running? Do I need more combined power. I have been said that Antec has a combined of 410W, but I have been said too that it's counting the +12v rail. Is it true? Thanks. __________________ My system specs: Athlon XP 2200+ MSI KT4 Ultra Club-3d Radeon 9700 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 512MB DDR 333 Seagate ATA 100 80Gb 7200rpm Toshiba 16x DVD-ROM Pioneer 107D DVD+-RW

Jun 4, 2003, 07:57 AM	#2
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I think the Enermax should be fine __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jun 4, 2003, 02:55 PM	#3
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	I agree with Vamp! You should have no problems with that sucker. I have a 300w sparkle with my 9700 Pro and a 2100. For 7 months now been running fine and overclocking the 9700! __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Jun 4, 2003, 05:07 PM	Thread Starter #5
vanyar DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I say that because until yesterday I had a 300W Channel Well PSU, and in some games (i.e. Matrix, Splinter Cell) the system freezed. Yesterday I puted the new PSU and I could play to Matrix for an hour and a half and I left UT2003 in spectator mode for 2 hours and it didn't hang up. Today I'm going to prove Splinter Cell. If it hangs, May I think that my PSU isn't strong enough? Or with 465W do I have to think in another component? __________________ My system specs: Athlon XP 2200+ MSI KT4 Ultra Club-3d Radeon 9700 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 512MB DDR 333 Seagate ATA 100 80Gb 7200rpm Toshiba 16x DVD-ROM Pioneer 107D DVD+-RW

Jun 4, 2003, 02:58 PM	#4
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	9700 requiers a minimal 300w PSU, I believe, so your PSU should be fine, especialy since it's a Enermax.

Jun 11, 2003, 02:01 AM	#6
Wiz4rd- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	Be for warned enermax's ratings on their PSU's are very inacurate. They do what a lot of companies do and just put a sticker on em saying they are this wattage or that wattage. You will find enermax PSU's to be made of low quality materials and to perform far below their rating. As a person who replaces them on many machines daily, I have used jsut about every brand out there, and I can tell you honestly enermax is pretty low on the pole. Truth is a lot of your known name brand PSU's aren't really up to snuff. The ones who are, and do perform at their rating usually buy their PSU's from a manufactuer and put 'their' stickers and labels on them. So why not go right to the manufactuer and buy direct and save some money. I'm talking about fortron/sparkle PSU's. Not only are they made of quality parts, they are affordable, as well as perform usually 30% HIGHER than their rating. Whereas most other brands perform far under their rating. I run a 530w fortron, can be picked up at newegg for 70 dollars or so. It pushes right around 665w of juice, it's a real brute. never skimp on a PSU, a good pwoerful PSU will last a long time through many PC upgrades.

Jun 11, 2003, 04:45 PM	#7
sunrise DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	I'm running a 9700np, 2 hdd's, 2 cdroms, p4 2.4b, tv tuner card, sb live 5.1 on a 350w PSU