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Need help with buying PSU
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Enigma346
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30. December 2008 @ 16:20 |
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This is what I have now.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...AIN#detailspecs
I am looking to get a HD 4850 GPU put in it and I need help picking out a power supply and a new cooling system for the CPU. I am not sure if I actually need a new fan/heatsink for the CPU. So if I don't, please let me know. Please give me your thoughts on what I should get to have the HD 4850 in it. And please understand that this is a minitower as the description for the computer says. So I need a PSU that will fit in it and work good with games.
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JaguarGod
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31. December 2008 @ 04:19 |
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It would be hard to say... Usually mini towers take special PSUs that are smaller. If this is the case, it will be very hard to find a nice PSU for the PC. Do you know what type of power supply will fit your case? Will it fit a normal ATX PSU?
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Enigma346
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31. December 2008 @ 09:54 |
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Only thing I can do to find that out is either take the PSU out of the computer I am on now or wait for the new one I ordered for my new PC build to get here and check it. I really hope it does seeing how the PSU that is in that computer now takes up the whole top back of the computer. But we will find out I guess. Thanks alot for the help and I will respond back and let you know what I find out.
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5. January 2009 @ 12:41 |
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You may be able to get away with a proper PSU for that PC as it looks like it uses a standard ATX unit, which isn't that common for HPs. If it turns out it doesn't you will have to settle for a slower graphics card than the HD4850 in which case I would recommend the HD4670.
Which new PSU have you purchased? Bear in mind more than half the power supplies on the market today are deathtraps. You need to pick a decent brand :)
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Enigma346
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5. January 2009 @ 13:15 |
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Bought the PC power and cooling companys 750w :)
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5. January 2009 @ 14:19 |
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Utter overkill, but oh well...
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Enigma346
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5. January 2009 @ 15:12 |
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No...I am getting new case and mother board....New cooling and such. I plan on the future. :P
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5. January 2009 @ 15:17 |
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A case doesn't increase the need for a power supply :P
Just so you know, I'm running an HD4870X2 and Quad core on a 520W PSU. 750W for an HD4850?
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Enigma346
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5. January 2009 @ 17:31 |
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Well yeah, I know the case doesn't up what you need. In a way it does though, depending on the fans and abundance of lights that come with the Case. Which I know still would not be alot. I just didn't see the reason to get a smaller PSU if the bigger one is only 10-20 dollars more.
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5. January 2009 @ 17:34 |
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Well, if you got a good deal then why not, but normally a 450W Corsair VX would have done for that system, which is usually a lot cheaper than the 750W PCP&C.
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Enigma346
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5. January 2009 @ 17:50 |
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I know I got overkill :P
It's alright though, it can be used later down the road...ALOT later down the road.
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JaguarGod
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6. January 2009 @ 00:33 |
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lol :P
I went overkill with the 750 watt PCP&P on my system too. It was like $10 more or something trivial. It weighs a lot and has a very thick (maybe 12 gauge) power cord. I am impressed with it, and plus, it was blue, so it matches everything else in my setup :P
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6. January 2009 @ 02:17 |
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Add me to the overkill club as well, i have a thermaltake Toughpower 850?? What in the hell was i thinking, i bought this thing like a year and a half ago when i had my 8800GTX SLI(SLI's never again) setup on my other rig?? I might need to buy another 4870 X2 to give this power supply some exercise! LMAO
Q9550@4.0ghz,Gigabyte EP45-UD3P,OCZ Vendetta 2 cooler,VisionTek 4870X2,1TB Samsung Spinpoint SATA/3GB,4GB G.Skill DDR2 1066,LG Blu-ray/HDDVD combo drive,Corsair HX-1000 Modular,Hannspree 28" LCD,Coolermaster Cosmos S
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=473095
2 Xbox 360 Jaspers(flashed w/Ixtreme LT), PS3, Wii
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6. January 2009 @ 06:44 |
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I used to have a toughpower. It was a good unit, but I couldn't stand the racket it made. :S
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