I am considering buying an ATI x1950pro card (AGP - 512MB) partly for games and partly for F@H but I am confused about the power requirements. Does anybody know any more about this.
Currently I have a 430W Coolermaster PSU (see here )
It outputs the following current on the 12V rail, which is what I think the graphics uses...
12V – Peak = 19A, Continuity = 14A.
Also, does it require 2 power adaptors?
Any help would be much appreciated :)

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Have you checked the AGP cards will run F@H well (for the money they cost)? been a long long time since I been over there.

Since the difference in cost between the PCIe and AGP version buys you a nice quantity of DDR2 RAM, why not go the extra mile and buy a cheap Core2 motherboard and CPU.


EDIT as for power requirments
The one's I've seen either have PCIe connector or Dual Molex (though needed conversion cables should be supplied since the chances of a AGP user having PCIe connectors should be slim ;-)

Juice needed, well I would have thought 430W decent PSU should be able to supply enough, ut goto the manufactures websites and grab the manuals

A recent-ish review from a quick search http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8197&page=1 though probably ask over at F@H forum for the actual perforance for what your paying for will get.

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Team mauisun.org

I just remembered I can see you computers :-)
So this is for the A64 then, maybe look at getting a cheap Socket939 PCIe* and the PCIe card.

There cannot be much difference in price for all these to the equivelent AGP card alone. And the Folding and graphics performance has to be better ;)



*Or even go AM2 some DDR2 RAM and the equiv CPU will not be much more at all and you then have a larger CPU upgrade path .... probably about £40 more than the AGP card or 939/PCIe solution.

You have choices.

Core2 is probably too costly.


(At ebuyer you could get and Athlon AM2 x2-Enegy Efficient 4000+ (2.1GHz), 2x512MB DDR2 and a mATX AM2 board for <£100 ) hard finding PCIe x1950 now though as the 2xxx's have taken over. ebay?

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Team mauisun.org

I am considering buying an ATI x1950pro card (AGP - 512MB) partly for games and partly for F@H but I am confused about the power requirements. Does anybody know any more about this.
Currently I have a 430W Coolermaster PSU (see here )
It outputs the following current on the 12V rail, which is what I think the graphics uses...
12V – Peak = 19A, Continuity = 14A.
Also, does it require 2 power adaptors?
Any help would be much appreciated :)

I am a member of FAH and their fourm is full of great answers. Also the users there will point you in the right direction. Here is just 1 great thread for you about power usage there. Folding

Ps YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOUR OWN TREAD IT HAS THE SAME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
R600

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Jmarks

I can see where you are coming from with regards to the upgrading. But I think I'm going to wait and see what happens with AMD's next gen line up, and Intel's stuff before performing a major overhaul.
My current system is a haphazard build I did myself and I just fancied a new card. It's socket 754 not 939 unfortunately but does have a PCIe power connector. I just don't fancy the PSU blowing up :O

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What card do you have now ?

It just seems like a waste of money unless you can get one second hand.
As for the same price you can get a much faster PC in itself (<£100). Though you'll be graphics card less ;-)

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Team mauisun.org

What card do you have now ?

It just seems like a waste of money unless you can get one second hand.
As for the same price you can get a much faster PC in itself (<£100). Though you'll be graphics card less ;-)

I have a ATI x1550, it runs cool and takes up not much power at all. I don't wanna be graphics cardless!

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