I agree, I just bought a used Cooler Master HAF 912 with a Seasonic 80
plus Bronze 500 watt PSU thrown in for free. I'm going to upgrade my
no-name Chinese mid-tower and retire the 430 PSU. I agree that having at
least 500 watts is wise.
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:26:37 -0600, Anthony Q. Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
Looks like at least 500 W is wise....plus having a really good PSU
(probably more important to ensure that you actually get what you're
supposed to be getting).
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1748/tweaktown_s_new_psu_testing_methodology_explained/index4.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3776/seasonic_x_760_760w_power_supply/index5.html
On 1/15/2011 11:36 PM, Stan Zaske wrote:
I guess my main point is that a massive PSU isn't really necessary as
proven by my own experience even when I ran 4 hardrives in it (upgraded
to a Crucial RealSSD C300 64 gig for my boot drive). I'm surprised to
see that the Egg still sells Seasonic PSU's as small as 300 watts 80
Plus Bronze Certified and with active PFC. They must still be around
for HTPC's and media servers.
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:03:30 -0600, Joshua MacCraw <[email protected]>
wrote:
Smaller is enough is also not always true either. As long as you have
what
the video card vendor requires all is well I guess.
On Jan 15, 2011 3:49 PM, "Stan Zaske" <[email protected]> wrote:
Well my Main Machine is running on a Seasonic 430 watt PSU without
issue
and I have my X6 overclocked to 4 GHz and my GTX 460 running at 850
MHz
Folding@Home 24/7. My Kill A Watt shows that my box is pulling 280
watts
so does that put manufacturers marketing into perspective? Bigger is
better isn't always true.
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:36:14 -0600, Joshua MacCraw
<[email protected]>
wrote:
Is 650w ever enough esp. with 2 cards? Not in my book, YMMV.
On Jan 12, 2011 2:35 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Is this a suitable PS for a i5-2500k system running one (or maybe
two)
ATI HD 5770?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088
And this cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106163
This mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128463
This ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
and this cpu?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
That's still $710!
Yes, for a bit more ($877) I can get basically an all new system:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575820
Damn.
On 1/4/2011 11:37 PM, Stan Zaske wrote:
I've heard that retail availability is very soon. Expect $210 for
the
CPU, $200 for a good mobo like the one reviewed by HardOCP (MSI),
RAM
is cheap so you can pick up 8 gigs for a little over $100 (G Skill)
and a decent PSU (Seasonic or Corsair are best) will set you back
between $100-150. Should be fun..
On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:22:26 -0600, Anthony Q. Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
I wonder what a i5-2500k will cost with 8 GB of DDR3 RAM? Just
looking for CPU, Mobo, RAM and maybe power supply....
Are real buyable parts to hit tomorrow?
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