IanUK

It's a good job I asked then, thank you. Future crisis averted.

Shall have a look whats available in 700-750w, maybe go for one of the Corsairs I deemed to pricey, more efficient PSU, more efficient PC.

dai

look at the efficiecy rateing look for 80%

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IanUK

Looking at this corsair 750w, more expensive than I planned but I underestimated the importance of the PSU.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=684732

Specs read it maintains 80% efficiency even at 100% load. Seems like the sort of thing I'd need. Could you guys look at the specs and see if its suitable for an SLI system.

In other news, Sound Card I picked is X-Fi Xtreme Gamer http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=503577

Says theres a fully Vista compliant Music version... will this gamer one work fine with Vista? No mention of vista compliance in the specs.

dai

psu no problem here gives the specs discription better
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b750w
from what i have read with the xifi you need to selective on which drivers you install

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IanUK

That is a good description indeed and has clinched the deal, I shall definitely opt for that PSU.

Had a look over on the creative driver downloads and there are both vista 32 and vista 64 drivers for the x-fi xtreme gamer, so no worries there.

This brings me to something I've been wondering about, I shall have to buy Vista, I am clueless as to whether I need the 32 bit or 64 bit version, how will I know which one to pick?

Some questions answered and I return with more, sorry.

dai

for gameing i think the 32x

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0siris85

good point Dai....the PSU is most definitely the last thing you want to skimp on....I suggest you take a look at this PSU guide here

IanUK

Link to PSU guide didn't work, but I managed to find what you meant via the stickies so thanks, lots of detailed info there for me to study up on.

So 32 bit for a gaming platform, one less thing to think about then.

Thanks for all the help so far, sure I'll be back to this thread soon with more questions. In no hurry to build this system, shall take my time and make sure I pick the right parts.

0siris85

Sorry about that, here is the correct link.

Power Supply Information and Selection