havensole wrote:Finding a psu with 4x 8pin connectors might be hard. If you are in the US here are some to look at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... rchInDesc=
The big thing to look at is the amps on the +12v rail which might be your problem. If your system is trying to pull too many amps the psu could shut itself down in order to protect itself. Typically people will say to try and find a psu with a single +12v rail as it is kind of difficult to figure out which plug has which +12v rail on it when you have a psu with more then one. I would imagine if you are using a psu with at least 2 8-pin plugs built on that using the adapters for any other ones you need would be fine. You will probably want something with 55-80 amps across the +12v rails and 700-1000 watts depending on your system specs and what cards you plan on putting in it. 2x gtx480's will probably demand something more like 900-1200 watts. Radiance can confirm this as he has multiple gtx480's.
Very Informative! I appreciate your knowledge in this area havensole. Get's me on the right Track. I'm sure I'm near the same area with the 2 GTX 260 Maxcore's I'm running. The PSU was the last part I collected for my machine rather in a hurry. A local vendor had this one and I will go back and check the specs on it. But I believe it was rather on the cheap, and I shoulda' known better.
Once again
THANK YOU!
