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Most powerful power supply for an 8800 gt?
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8. November 2007 @ 14:51 |
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these are top range mate.
the HX620 is about £95.
and the TX750 is about £110
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8. November 2007 @ 16:28 |
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Cheap for power supplies is irrelevant, because you should NEVER buy a cheap power supply. The PSU is the single most important component in the PC. If you skimp on that, you're putting not just your PC, but also your life in danger.
For reference, a PC with two 8800GTS cards in SLI and an overclocked Core 2 Duo will run fine on the 520W Corsair HX Power supply.
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8. November 2007 @ 23:21 |
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thnx guys much appreciated...but one bad thing is that there is no cosair PSU in SA...couldn't find any...
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8. November 2007 @ 23:45 |
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Well what brands can you get? Let us know and we can tell you which ones would be useful to get...
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9. November 2007 @ 00:22 |
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9. November 2007 @ 08:08 |
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face facts GTR35, if a power supply's good it'll be "expensive". You should always take great care in choosing a power supply. If you're short on funds downgrade your other components, never the PSU. Can you get an OCZ StealthXStream from any of those stores? They're quite cheap, quite well made and will provide sufficient power for most gaming PCs...
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9. November 2007 @ 08:34 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
face facts GTR35, if a power supply's good it'll be "expensive". You should always take great care in choosing a power supply. If you're short on funds downgrade your other components, never the PSU. Can you get an OCZ StealthXStream from any of those stores? They're quite cheap, quite well made and will provide sufficient power for most gaming PCs...
hmm...after what you've said i think i'll go for a more and powerful PSU, the StealthXStream seems nice and cheap and quiet but what do you think of this one...only a bit over my budget:
http://www.prophecy.co.za/gamexstream-70...ply-p-2152.html
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9. November 2007 @ 08:46 |
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To be honest, I prefer the Stealthxstream to the gamexstream units, they seem a better design. There's no advantage to you of going with the Gamexstream, so save your money...
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9. November 2007 @ 09:07 |
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will 600W be enough to power SLI card and OC CPU...hmm...if you think about it, it should be enough, since CPU and GPU cores are getting smaller and smaller...and less power...
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9. November 2007 @ 09:49 |
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My overclocked and overvolted Core 2 Duo and an X1900 card only draw about 210W. I'm sure a 600W unit will suffice.
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9. November 2007 @ 09:57 |
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how do you guys know so much about PSU?...personal experience...google?
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9. November 2007 @ 09:59 |
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I recently measured how much power my PC draws, and I've researched power supplies a lot since a cheap Qtec unit I bought a long time ago nearly destroyed one of my PCs, consequently I can't bear to see people use cheap nasty power supplies.
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9. November 2007 @ 10:27 |
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yeah i know what you mean...
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10. November 2007 @ 15:53 |
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10. November 2007 @ 16:26 |
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I personally would doubt it. I'd say you'd want at least a 500W thermaltake to run any 8800. You may get away with it, but I don't think it's worth the risk.
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10. November 2007 @ 16:30 |
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a lot of reviews are saying the 8800GT cards with a C2D output under 250W. so wattage should be fine, but it only has 18A on the 12V rail, and the 8800GT is rated to have at least 26A... i dont think it will work, but nvidia and ATI, include other components when considering the wattage and Amperage.
PS wattage is over rated. just because a PSU can use upto 500W, doesnt mean it will reach that. and cheap ones, could use upto 1000w from the mains to convert to the 500W needed. they are not efficient, and the Amps on the V12 rails are always bull
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10. November 2007 @ 16:37 |
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I only use something stupid like 18A on my 12V rail at full load, thats the CPU, Graphics cards, Hard disks, the lot. Nonetheless, that is 18A. If that's all the 430W thermaltake can manage, you may be pushing it.
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10. November 2007 @ 21:16 |
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thanks guys. i think i will try it with my psu and if id doesnt work right i will just order another one.
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11. November 2007 @ 01:16 |
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11. November 2007 @ 06:45 |
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as i have said before a corair will easilly handle any rig fine
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11. November 2007 @ 07:20 |
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Originally posted by REAM:
as i have said before a corair will easilly handle any rig fine
South Africa sucks when it comes to computer hardware...dont have that brand...
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11. November 2007 @ 07:27 |
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Hey but at least girls over there flash at cricket matches!
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11. November 2007 @ 08:07 |
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cant you get it imported?
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11. November 2007 @ 08:21 |
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never tried...dont think they import outside there country...Newegg doesn't...
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11. November 2007 @ 08:23 |
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Usually it takes a bit more effort than that. Organising an international courier to do it for you. Not cheap though, if I'm honest.
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