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Originally Posted by damien c
I have ran a system with a high end dual core AMD cpu overclocked with 2 8800gts's in sli with, 3 hdd's and dvd etc using a cheap and nasty 700w power supply.
I had to use the molex to pci-e adaptor's to get enough and they worked fine.
I ran that system for about 6 month's until I upgraded the whole system including my power supply.
That cheap and nasty power supply is still going strong today after being used everyday for over 2 years, and will probably carry on till I have to change it or just throw it in the bin.
Just because they are cheap does not mean they are poor power supplies, sometimes they can surprise you and be better than the high priced ones.
As for the 80+ thing that really is only required for multi card setup's as a single card does not require a 80+ power supply, most will only require a normal power supply and most now are 80+ anyway.
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Generic PSU's often don't fail safe. That is, when that day arrives (probably sooner than later) when the generic PSU fails/stops working, it will take out the hardware components with it. So again, this is just another reason to purchase a good quality PSU.