will my power supply work with this system

[ryankirsch13]

Now I'm not concerned with the system itself im buying an ocz 700w power supply and I'm concerned it won't handle the GPU, the GPU is a bfgtech gtx 285 ocx edition, PSU requirement is 550w and I was recommended 46 amps on the 12v rail. The ocz PSU has 700w capacity with 4 12v rails each at 18amps, paired with a biostar 990fx mobo a 125w processor and other basic parts for gaming will it work?

 

[ksham]

Do you have a link to that OCZ PSU?

 

[Neospiral]

That power supply is plenty, but if you haven't bought it yet, I would highly recommend going with a Corsair, XFX, Seasonic, or other very high quality PSU. The OCZ is ok, but these are better IMO. Look for one with 80+ certification.

 

[mylittlepwny]

I steer clear of multi-rail power supplies. For one gpu its not such a big deal but adding multiple gpus or more power hungry components can cause havoc if you don't balance the load... I've used both types in my own computers and I much prefer the simplicity of a single rail. Not only does it make power balancing unnecessary, but I also have the piece of mind that if a single rail is rated as such high an amperage, it must have far better quality components than a multi-rail system.

Nothing but physically testing it can tell whether that GPU will work on an 18 amp rail, but with such a huge difference between the recommended and the rated amperage (18 amps is very low) I personally would not consider it adequate and I'd look for a better PSU.

- Pwny

 

[ryankirsch13]

Do you have a link to that OCZ PSU?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341040
its an ocz stealthxstream 2 700w PSU model number is ocz700sxs2
im getting a brand new azza orion case, a WD caviar blue 500gb hard drive and that power supply all brand new unopened for $120, if anyone know anything about the Azza orion case, id like to know if it will house a 10.5 inch dual slot card like the gtx 285 is