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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
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AfterDawn Addict
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31. March 2009 @ 07:48 |
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The Thermaltake is certainly cheap, I'll give it that, but it's nowhere near a 400W PSU, it's really a 250, as it has pretty much the exact same rail specs as the 250W units you find in prebuilt Compaq PCs. Two 80mm fas for a PSU that weak seems a bit overkill to me. The guy running a Q6600 and 8800GTX on it is sailing very close to the wind (though it isn't impossible, what he asks of it, if you don't overclock the CPU, a system with those components is unlikely to draw more than 230-240W DC)
The 500W is a bit better with two rails, but rail 1 is relatively weak, and it will have issue running imbalanced systems. Plus, who says you get the rebate? There are plenty of much better units out there for less than $70 pre-rebate, the Corsair 400W CX for example.
All academic though really, as all these units are powering systems that draw less than 120W in Russ' line of work, so as long as they last, the specs are almost completely irrelevant to his customers. Not so to a lot of people here though, I will point out.
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rick5446
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31. March 2009 @ 09:23 |
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sammorris: The PSU is 4 his mother inlaws Computer, and hes shopping price 4 something that will B reliable at a better then low price [Thats kinda the way I read his POST]. I'm pretty sure though shes a pretty heavy gamer and needs a better PSU. IF Memory serves me, SHES RUNNING A PRETTY HEAVY DUTY Computer that needs lots of WATTS & Ampers
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail
$40.99 ($28.99 after $12.00 Mail-In
Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023
I suggest U read some of the REVUES on this 1
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31. March 2009 @ 09:26 |
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Sorry, what? You say someone's mother-in-law's PC is going to be for gaming and then recommend the weakest of all the PSUs we've discussed. I assume the irony has been lost on me here...
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rick5446
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31. March 2009 @ 09:38 |
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It was a smart ass remark..Did U read his POSTS, Hes shopping price..Actually U R the one pushing higher end PSUs
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31. March 2009 @ 09:45 |
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Sorry, your english is terrible, so it's hard to make out smartass remarks.
There's a difference between high-end and solid. Because I recommend PSUs that are no more expensive pre-rebate but aren't mediocre brands suddenly I'm pushing high end units on someone?
I merely don't understand the fascination with units that clearly aren't as powerful as they are rated, when there are power supplies out there for the same price that DO what they say on the box. Everybody's so defensive of these mediocre units.
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31. March 2009 @ 09:55 |
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sammorris: Point me in the DIRECTION OF A BETTER PSU 4 the same price, as the 1 I've shown
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31. March 2009 @ 10:03 |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256019
You will note that neither of these have a 6-pin PCIe connector. The answer is they shouldn't. If you run a graphics card that draws that much power, you shouldn't be looking at 300-350W PSUs. Before anyone comments, the "430W" Thermaltake has a single 18A rail. The Seasonic has two 17A rails (Max 24A combined), and the Silverstone an 18A and a 16A (Max 25A combined) - making the 300/350W units actually more electrically powerful than the Thermaltake, which is really a 300W unit with a 6-pin attached, giving the illusion it's a more powerful unit than it really is (especially with the 430W sticker)
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rick5446
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31. March 2009 @ 10:07 |
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sammorris: Can U read ? Both those R 1/3 Higher in price. The man is shopping price
Also read the REVUES on the one I listed
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31. March 2009 @ 10:10 |
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Actually they're the same price, pre-rebate.
The reviws for the units are pretty much the same, but since very few people buy OEM PSUs, there is less evidence to go on.
The irony is that the Thermaltake PSU is so inefficient that you will lose that rebate in your electricity bill within months.
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rick5446
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31. March 2009 @ 10:15 |
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Their R no Rebates listed 4 these: So whats your point, they R higher priced
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31. March 2009 @ 10:19 |
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Only if you actually get the rebate. If it arrives, it'll still be weeks after you've bought the unit. The amount of money you drop to actually acquire the unit is the same (in fact, slightly less), and there's no rebate hassle, and as I mention before, $10 buys you what, 50KWh in electricity? Even for a system that only uses 80W d.c. (we're talking dual core and basic graphics here) the 10% gap in electricity means at 10 hours' use per day, it's less than a year before the Thermaltake has used that extra 50KWh.
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31. March 2009 @ 10:20 |
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@Russ
sending my mobo(GA-EP45-DS3R) back to gigabyte today. got the rma# finally 5 days after i requested it. i had to call gigabyte to get it lastnight. i talked to a tech there named Chuck.maybe you know him. i mentioned the issue with the sata ports not working all the time getting the errors it has gotten about replaceing the cables and such. he said that could be causeing the BSOD and not seeing any drives. he thinks the entire sata plugin area might be bad.SB??? so it is off and away today.
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31. March 2009 @ 10:21 |
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That sounds about right Rob, it is perfectly possible for any hardware to cause a BSOD.
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rick5446
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31. March 2009 @ 10:32 |
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I haven't had any problems with rebates. Also a few weeks is better with Xtra Bucks in hand. A stamp & an envelop is all thats needed.
I swear U Younger Generation, have no $ VALUES. Monet 2 U seems to grow on trees, I'm 63 and look at it as in about 6wks I'll have Xtra bucks
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31. March 2009 @ 10:46 |
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No, I'm from the UK where we don't bother with crappy rebates. We just get the right price to start with. Our only problem is VAT.
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31. March 2009 @ 11:15 |
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The way I see it is you will pay $10 more for the seasonic psu but you will save alot in the long run. The seasonic is an 80% efficient psu and will save on electric bills in the long run for a 24/7 computer. So you can either save $10 right away or save alot more in electric bills.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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31. March 2009 @ 11:17 |
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Finally, another voice of reason in this thread... :P
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31. March 2009 @ 11:18 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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31. March 2009 @ 11:30 |
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Red_Maw
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31. March 2009 @ 12:41 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Oman7,
Don't be selling Newegg so short! Corsair claimed that they never got my MIR for the Dominators, and without the UPC code, there was nothing they could do. I called Newegg and they took care of it! I got my $40! I didn't have to beg either!
Russ
My Dominator rebate arrived in about six weeks for what it's worth. The only problem I've ever had with rebates is that the latest one (from corsair) is some sort of citi debit/visa gift card. Personally I prefer the old fashion check which is a lot more versatile and easier to work with and wasn't too happy to receive corsairs new form of rebates.
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minorprob
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31. March 2009 @ 12:53 |
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Hi! Could anybody suggest me a computer which is meant for gaming? I only need the computer without the operating system. The budget would be somewhere between 2000-3000?.
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31. March 2009 @ 12:53 |
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What games will you be playing? What size monitor do you use?
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minorprob
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31. March 2009 @ 13:05 |
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31. March 2009 @ 19:07 |
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Core i7 920 CPU (940 if affordable)
Thermalright Ultra120-1366-RT cooler
Gigabyte EX58-UD5
3x2GB Corsair XMS3 1.6Ghz DDR3 RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD4870X2
WD VelociRaptor 150GB WD1500HLFS
WD Caviar Black 1000GB WD1001FALS
LG GH22NS30 22x DVD-RW
Corsair HX 620W PSU
Coolermaster HAF932 Case
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1. April 2009 @ 01:29 |
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Something to note about the Gskill modules. They seem to be ideal for Intel systems??? Are they not compatible with my system???
I would like some opinions about some Ram. Im looking into 1066 Ram. This is quite the opposite of the PSU! I want good quality RAM!
These are the ones im looking at :D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcom...N82E16820104073
@Kingston - Kingston has NEVER given me a problem, in about 12-16 Modules. They're the cheapest. Free shipping!
@Gskill - Ive bought them once. No problems with them. Free shipping
@Mushkin - I WANT to buy them. But is their most expensive price justified? Are they one of, if not the best? I guess ive already decided on Mushkin. But is this a wise choice? Is there better than these, WITHOUT going larger in physical parameters!!!
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