The right PSU for my system

ritalin · 07-16-2008, 06:43 PM

Intel Core 2 duo E6600 2.4GHz
2GB DDR2 667MHz
MSI 8800GTX 768MB 2000MHz
ASUS P5NSLI Motherboard
Ceative X-Fi XtremeGamer
Antec Nine Hundred case

My price range is <100

If I need to be more specific, please let me know.

Edit: I'm looking at this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w. Will this be sufficient, and will it allow room for me to SLI another 8800 GTX?

HawMan · 07-16-2008, 06:53 PM

Thats a good PSU, and it would probably run SLI.

Heres another good PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256006

**linderman** · 07-16-2008, 07:01 PM

you will want more than 650 watts although my colleague is correct ....... Corsair does make great units

check out your needs here

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

a 750 watt or even 850 is more up to the task as you will see

**linderman** · 07-16-2008, 07:05 PM

BTW make sure you get an exact GPU engine match if you want to SLI

you cant mix the first generation 8800GTX with the second generation GTX

ritalin · 07-16-2008, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawMan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256006

omg and I thought the Corsair was a good deal. Thanks for the rec, I think I'll buy this one.

**linderman** · 07-16-2008, 07:07 PM

just out of curosity have you tried gaming in higher resolutions like 1600 x ??? rather than 1200 and lower ?????/ alot of game addicts have told me the resolutions higher than 1200 take the load off the cpu and then put them on the video card ...... many fellas have said it improved their gaming alot ????????

**linderman** · 07-16-2008, 07:09 PM

actually at provantage.com right now you can buy the Corsair TX-750 watt for $99.00

thats a banging deal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ritalin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP SP3	The right PSU for my system Intel Core 2 duo E6600 2.4GHz 2GB DDR2 667MHz MSI 8800GTX 768MB 2000MHz ASUS P5NSLI Motherboard Ceative X-Fi XtremeGamer Antec Nine Hundred case My price range is <100 If I need to be more specific, please let me know. Edit: I'm looking at this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w. Will this be sufficient, and will it allow room for me to SLI another 8800 GTX? Last edited by ritalin; 07-16-2008 at 06:47 PM.

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HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,939 OS: Win XP My System	Re: The right PSU for my system Thats a good PSU, and it would probably run SLI. Heres another good PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256006 __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: The right PSU for my system you will want more than 650 watts although my colleague is correct ....... Corsair does make great units check out your needs here http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html a 750 watt or even 850 is more up to the task as you will see __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 07-16-2008 at 07:02 PM.

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: The right PSU for my system BTW make sure you get an exact GPU engine match if you want to SLI you cant mix the first generation 8800GTX with the second generation GTX __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: The right PSU for my system just out of curosity have you tried gaming in higher resolutions like 1600 x ??? rather than 1200 and lower ?????/ alot of game addicts have told me the resolutions higher than 1200 take the load off the cpu and then put them on the video card ...... many fellas have said it improved their gaming alot ???????? __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

07-16-2008, 07:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: The right PSU for my system actually at provantage.com right now you can buy the Corsair TX-750 watt for $99.00 thats a banging deal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial