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3. September 2008 @ 19:55 |
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Thanks, do you think the 520HX will run everything though? If it can, I'll definitely get it.
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3. September 2008 @ 23:34 |
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Yeah it will easily run your system.
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4. September 2008 @ 06:54 |
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I'll quote myself :)
Originally posted by me:
The 520HX is ample, runs quieter than the TX, and has modular cabling.
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6. September 2008 @ 11:34 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
The 650TX is overkill for your PC. The 520HX is ample, runs quieter than the TX, and has modular cabling.
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6. September 2008 @ 12:13 |
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Lol!
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6. September 2008 @ 12:18 |
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it really needed to be stated :D
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6. September 2008 @ 22:39 |
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I personally dont think modular cabling is a good thing; while corsair psus are of good quality, modular cabling causes more resistance which can limit power output.
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6. September 2008 @ 23:34 |
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How much more resistance?
This topic has been beat to death. The point is that in GOOD QUALITY(read: Corsair is good quality) power supplies modular or not has not made a difference and that there has been no evidence suggesting otherwise.
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7. September 2008 @ 05:53 |
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Indeed..
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7. September 2008 @ 10:09 |
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Plastic clip connectors add very little resistance (have you ever thought about how much resistance is added by cheap 99 pence Molex splitters?) - The Amphenol connectors used on Hiper units do seem to do so, however, so they're to be avoided.
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7. September 2008 @ 10:19 |
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yes it'll ad resistance, but so what? an extra 0.001% of resistance is really going to make the PSU to boom isnt it?
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7. September 2008 @ 10:24 |
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Resistance will drop the maximum current output on a particular rail, and drop the voltage on that rail as well. For modern high powered units, half an ohm of resistance would cause a big impact.
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7. September 2008 @ 17:14 |
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I've decided to stick with the Cooler Master until it gives me any trouble. I built the computer and the cables seem to fit very nicely and I have just enough cables for everything. It doesn't make as much noise as it did before, maybe because it's on the bottom now or just because the case is studier. Though if this one messes up for any reason I'm going for the 520HX.
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7. September 2008 @ 17:17 |
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I just have one more question though. When I check my system specs it says that I have 3.5GB of ram, even though I have a total of 4GB, should I worry about it saying this?
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7. September 2008 @ 17:20 |
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That's XP (32 bit) for you, it can only address that amount
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7. September 2008 @ 17:27 |
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haha thanks.. Does it run with 4GB of ram but can only display 3.5? Or does it run with only 3.5GB because that's all it can handle?
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7. September 2008 @ 17:49 |
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It can only handle 4GB of ram. Your video card used up 512MB, so you can only use up 3.5gb of system ram.
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7. September 2008 @ 17:57 |
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..and like me, you'll probably never use a fraction of the 4GB anywho :)
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7. September 2008 @ 18:08 |
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alright thanks guys, good thing I didn't buy 8GBs lol.
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7. September 2008 @ 18:09 |
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You won't as long as you stick with XP. I ran a similar set of applications in XP and Vista, XP-32 uses 760MB of RAM, Vista-64 used 2040MB...
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7. September 2008 @ 18:12 |
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Indeed, i meant us running programs, not Vista just taking up loads of memory for itself :)
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7. September 2008 @ 18:14 |
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Haha, well indeed... :P
Highest I've managed so far is 3.2GB, which is when I accidentally ran STALKER and Crysis both at once... Lol!
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7. September 2008 @ 19:00 |
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I've managed 8GB before... stress testing. Yeah, I've honestly not seen the use of more than 3GB of ram myself.
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7. September 2008 @ 19:09 |
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im on vist a64, never been over 3.2 myself.
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11. September 2008 @ 15:58 |
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hey guys, I think i'm ready to overclock my psu and maybe ram. Has anyone OC'd a e8500 with arctic freezer 7 pro? And could u recommend a good stable speed?
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