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Posted 2008-05-19, 12:09 PM
in reply to Goodlookinguy's post starting "A 450w power supply isn't enough to run..."
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Goodlookinguy said:
A 450w power supply isn't enough to run the top of the line graphics cards. In fact I've put in a graphics card before without playing attention to the fact that you needed a higher internal power supply; and when the computer turned on, it was blank.
I'd suggest a 1000+ watt internal power supply if you plan to put one or more of the worlds most powerful Graphics Cards in your system.
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Choo crazy, foo'! There's no need for that type of power for what Mantra suggested.
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Here's what I'd go for.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Ultra_8200/
Core Components
NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case
Extra Case Cooling Fan (2x)
Thermaltake ToughPower 1,000 Watts Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
AMD Phenom™ X4 9850 Black Edition Quad-Core
CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
MSI K9A2 CF-F AMD 790X CrossFire Chipset DDR2/1066 Dual 16X PCIE
I've personally never had much of an issues with memory so anywhere from 3GB of ram to 4GB is fine.
ATI Radeon HD 3870 PCI-E x16 512MB
At least a 500GB HDD.
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Whilst the AMD processors are built from the ground up (and are so touted as being better than the Intels, which are basically two CPUs stuck together), I personally think they're inferior to the Intels. And this isn't because I'm an Intel fanboy, ho no - my current PC has an AMD processor, and it isn't worth shit.
I've had problems with MSI boards in the past, too, so I'd go for something other than MSI - Gigabyte, or Asus, say.
The 8800GT out-performs the Radeon 3870, and for about the same price, the nVidia card is the better buy.
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