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Diablo-X
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Post subject: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th?  Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:18 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:37 am |
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you should be spending at least £60 on ur psu.. more like £80 with such a high spec
u probly need like 650 watt psu at least to run that beast safely!
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:55 pm |
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Is that £300 for the whole thing or just the gpu?
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:53 pm |
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Mike - Probably should get a better PSU but budget restricts it too much, and 500w is fine, would probably work fine on 400w tbh, everyone over estimates wattage. gmar - £300 the whole thing  _________________ 
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:22 pm |
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nah seriously graphics cards in themselves these days are taking up like so much power...last 3 years their power consumption appears to have quadroupled.
i had a 7900gt and both have gone up the shitter... i blame the power supply not being up to it ... and the card being shit... but a contribution of both.. most graphics cards will state they require at least 650watt psu's ... with like 12 v rails
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:41 pm |
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my 7800GS requires 450w psu atleast and my 8800GTX needs a 550w psu... so dont skimp on it  _________________  Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:21 pm |
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Hmm I've got a 8800GTS 320mb OC, a little more powerful than the 3850 and I'm on a 550w PSU..works fine  , Nvidia recommend 400 :/ _________________
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:32 pm |
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I run my OCd 7900GT on a 350W. Get an antec (:
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:18 am |
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elbow=GCHQ= wrote: I run my OCd 7900GT on a 350W. Get an antec (: There are other quality brands other than Antec  , but thanks that is reassuring anyway P.S I got a £65 Corsair PSU for my own PC (after an Antec and OCZ didn't work).. _________________
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:26 am |
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I'm pretty sure I read somewhere yesterday that the GTX 280 will need a 550W PSU. minimum. Ah ha! here it is! http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=20302_________________  -"Jim: Corporate nomad. Gun for hire. Master of data manipulation and Practitioner of buzz-word fu."-
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:50 pm |
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Disco_jim wrote: I'm pretty sure I read somewhere yesterday that the GTX 280 will need a 550W PSU. minimum. Ah ha! here it is! http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=20302Awesome means I can get it with my current PSU , I won't get it though , will prob get like the cheap version of it for Christmas, and if Quad cores are useful then I'll get one of those too yay _________________
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:49 pm |
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I agree that you dont scrimp on the psu, i used to get problems with cheaper psu's, unstable, crashes etc, but quality is more important then pure wattage.
A good quality 500w will give you a reliable voltage which is more essential then pure power.
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Post subject: Re: Building a new computer, should I wait untill June 18th? Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:05 pm |
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CoolMan=GCHQ= wrote: I agree that you dont scrimp on the psu, i used to get problems with cheaper psu's, unstable, crashes etc, but quality is more important then pure wattage.
A good quality 500w will give you a reliable voltage which is more essential then pure power. Aye completely agree, it's all ordered now though and it will be a good test to finally decide whether even having a £28 PSU is sufficient for a build, hopefully it will be fine otherwise it's £60+ PSU's forever I think :/ _________________
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