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daveyw
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Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 0:23:35
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| Hi,
Can anyone recommend a PSU wattage for an X5000 set-up?
I bought a 600 watt Zalman, but it turned out to be non-modular (I'm determined to make this machine tidy!), so I got a 450 watt Corsair semi-modular. But now I'm wondering if the 450 will be enough.
I don't imagine the P5020 requires too much. Here's what else I intend to have: Radeon 7850 GFX 2 HHDs, 1 SSD, 1 DVD Sound card sii3112 I believe a network card will be required The case I have has 3x120mm fans, and I'll probably get a fan controller _________________ --------------- AmigaOne X5000 P5020 2Ghz, OS 4.1 AmigaOne XE G4 800mhz, OS 4.1 A1200T 40Mhz 68040, OS 3.9 |
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 9:03:42
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The most hungry is the 7850, which tdp is ~110W The P5020 does ~30W Motherboard 25-40W Expansion cards, memory dimms: ~50W
A quality 450W PSU should be more then enough.
My own measurements with a Watt-meter show that none of my Windows pc's do more then 220W on 100% load. Intel i5 or i7 systens with Radeon 7750 and 7950 cards.
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 12:03:23
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Check what power your gfx card requires. I know a lot of bigger gfx cards require about 500+ to work. _________________ I'm an antique. Don't light my fuse |
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 17:48:53
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Just for future reference in case anybody reads through. The P5020 data sheet says max power is less than 30W.
With that in mind, you might use this PSU calculator, and choose the Core i3-6100T since its TDP isn't much more at 35W.
Afterwards, just enter everything else normally since it should be off the shelf hardware.
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 19:02:34
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My Amiga One X-5000 will be supplied with a 500W PSU.
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 20:28:25
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Thanks, comes out as 320W so the 450 whould suffice. _________________ --------------- AmigaOne X5000 P5020 2Ghz, OS 4.1 AmigaOne XE G4 800mhz, OS 4.1 A1200T 40Mhz 68040, OS 3.9 |
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 26-Dec-2016 22:08:23
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Yes, you're right, Sapphire do recoomend 500W min.
Still, I have an Antec 520 modular powering my A1-XE. I would possibly swap them around if I have problems.
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 27-Dec-2016 1:00:42
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Makes for intersting reading. Curious to see what impact the L3 cache has.
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Re: Recommended PSU for an X5000 setup? Posted on 27-Dec-2016 10:47:28
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| I have a 750W PSU in my X5000. That's because I want to try Crossfire some day. |
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