Topic: Will I need a larger power supply? (Read 841 times)
The max board power of a 5770 is 108w. Check how the 530w is separated per voltage on the psu to make sure you have enough left on your 12v rails.
Maybe a 750w - 800w to be on the safe side?
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
Has the wattage for some of the more popular overclocked cards.
Might help if you haven't seen it before.
Has the wattage for some of the more popular overclocked cards.
Might help if you haven't seen it before.
My current setup is 2x 5770s overlocked and 1xAMD Sempron 130, and I have a 530W 80+ certified PSU. I have space for 1 more GPU on my motherboard. When buying my components I followed a guide that suggested using the 530W PSU for 3 5770s, but I was thinking of getting a 5830 or 5850 instead for the 3rd GPU. How much more power, if any, would I need if I chose one of these cards instead of another 5770?
Do you have a Kill-A-Watt available to see how much headroom you have?
I'd highly suggest a 5850 over a 5830 since the TDP difference between a 5770 and 5850 is 50W. Though you might be fine with a 5830 still... Hard to say.
Cheers,
Kermee
My current setup is 2x 5770s overlocked and 1xAMD Sempron 130, and I have a 530W 80+ certified PSU. I have space for 1 more GPU on my motherboard. When buying my components I followed a guide that suggested using the 530W PSU for 3 5770s, but I was thinking of getting a 5830 or 5850 instead for the 3rd GPU. How much more power, if any, would I need if I chose one of these cards instead of another 5770?
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