HD4870 PSU

[lachyman]

Hey guys, I am just finishing a build for my mother, mainly from my old computer. I just got a HD4870 in my hands and my question is, will 400W PSU handle this card?

Rest of the build:

AMD Athlon X2 5600+ 2.9ghz dualcore

2 sticks of DDR2 RAM

DVD-ROM

 

I used that power supply with old GT9600 and it worked just fine.

[CoolBeans]

Should be

[Overl0rd]

Should be fine. Just make sure it's a good quality PSU.

[bartekxx12]

It depends on the PSU, what brand is it? 

When I had a HD4890, my 750W PSU burned with smoke as it was from a crappy brand, then I ran 2 4890s in crossfire on a 550W Cooler Master with 0 problems...

[lachyman]

It is made by Eurocase.

[Coombzy]

It is made by Eurocase.

never heard of them I think you would be better off going for a good brand name one.

[smjpl]

It is made by Eurocase.

 

It's probably fairly crap then as it isn't a well known brand. I would swap it out to be on the safe side.  How old is the PSU by the way. Open it up and have a look if you do plan on continuing to use it. Make sure no dust and that plastic isn't beginning to melt on any of the components. 

[Overl0rd]

It is made by Eurocase.

Hmm...I wouln't trust that one to be honest, haven't heard of the brand before...

[rustikles]

It is made by Eurocase.

Grab a good Corsair, Antec, etc. PSU. You'll thank yourself when it doesn't blow up all your other components.

[MrAlexOneill]

400w means your psu is running full load all the time to accommodate the gpu, and since the brand isnt all that, your psu wont last as long as an 80 plus psu.

[quan289]

A quality 400w PSU would be plenty for a 4870 + Athlon x2 setup. However, your Eurocase is a poorly build unit. Assuming that it is the same, here's a thread at TPU of someone recapping it with better caps: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42234

 

I would recommend getting a proper PSU for your system. A cheap and inexpensive power supply would be the Corsair CX430v3.

[s3ns3]

Hey guys, I am just finishing a build for my mother, mainly from my old computer. I just got a HD4870 in my hands and my question is, will 400W PSU handle this card?

Rest of the build:

AMD Athlon X2 5600+ 2.9ghz dualcore

2 sticks of DDR2 RAM

DVD-ROM

 

I used that power supply with old GT9600 and it worked just fine.

well the hd 4870 almost triple the power consumption of the 9600gt . it uses more W than a hd 7950 actually. will you put a hd 7950 on a crap 400W ? aha... so even if it works,the day will come when it will blow

[knight_40k]

I would go with at least 500W, the HD 4870's are power hungry cards. I still own a few myself (2x Asus Dark Knight, 1x Reference HIS). Also note they run quite hot even with good (air) cooling, so don't suffocate the PC with your placement.

[lachyman]

Ok then, I will look for something better, but i doubt that the card will ever get on some load, because it will be maximally used for watching a video on youtube, it's not like a gaming PC. And I also have a good deal on a GT620, which eats max. 50W, so there shouldn't be a problem when it handled a full load GT9600 which eats around 100W I think.

[Nit3Rid3R]

400w is fine, however I would go with a 500w or 550w since these older cards tend to drain more power.