Rebuilding a PC, case/psu question

Dregan · 08-01-2007, 12:49 PM

So, here's a little saga for you.

Round about 3 weeks ago, my ATI 9700 vid card fizzles. No big, time to go video card shopping!

Well, all I have on my mobo is AGP, and everything new comes PCIe, so that means new mobo, which means new proc and new ram.

Now, it's been a while since I bought hardware, but some names are always gonne be good. Asus, GB, etc.. This alleviates much of my worries about most of my hardware. But with the new proc and mobo and vid card, I need a new psu, and since I'm at it, new case as well. What the h*ll, right?

But I have very little experience with PSU's. Last one I bought was 300w, which was a lot at the time (~4+ years ago)

So I'm looking at this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2477939&CatId=1848

Has what looks to be a decent PSU with it. They also sell the case seperately, so if I had to, I could get another.

Your thoughts?

OH, I did mention 'saga' right? Well, the new mobo only has one IDE slot, and I have 2 optical drives and a IDE HDD. My IDE cables only have 2 devices + terminus each. I had to order a 4-device cable. And a SATA HDD. By the time I'm done with this PC, the only things left will be the disk drives... As I'm doing this one component at a time, this is going to take me a while yet...

ebackhus · 08-01-2007, 12:52 PM

That's just a case, a PSU is not included.

Personally I've never liked that case's look. I remember when it came out how many reviewers wondered where they got the idea from to make it.

Dregan · 08-01-2007, 01:52 PM

Sorry, meant this one:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=TC3J-2269

PSU Included. I juts pasted the wrong URL above...

I like it because of the top handle.

**magnethead** · 08-01-2007, 09:18 PM

Hate to break the news, but there's no known such thing as a 4 device IDE cable. A 4 PORT IDE cable maybe, but not 4 DEVICE. 1 IDE socket only can control 2 devices, regardless of port count on the ribbon cable.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 08-01-2007, 09:44 PM

Pharoah has one of theose psus and he is powering a 8800 gts... so it should be ok for most things you will put in there.

**TheMatt** · 08-05-2007, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnethead

Hate to break the news, but there's no known such thing as a 4 device IDE cable. A 4 PORT IDE cable maybe, but not 4 DEVICE. 1 IDE socket only can control 2 devices, regardless of port count on the ribbon cable.

Correct. You can have four devices over two IDE channels.

08-01-2007, 12:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dregan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 OS: WinXP SP2	Rebuilding a PC, case/psu question So, here's a little saga for you. Round about 3 weeks ago, my ATI 9700 vid card fizzles. No big, time to go video card shopping! Well, all I have on my mobo is AGP, and everything new comes PCIe, so that means new mobo, which means new proc and new ram. Now, it's been a while since I bought hardware, but some names are always gonne be good. Asus, GB, etc.. This alleviates much of my worries about most of my hardware. But with the new proc and mobo and vid card, I need a new psu, and since I'm at it, new case as well. What the hll, right? But I have very little experience with PSU's. Last one I bought was 300w, which was a lot at the time (~4+ years ago) So I'm looking at this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2477939&CatId=1848 Has what looks to be a decent PSU with it. They also sell the case seperately, so if I had to, I could get another. Your thoughts? OH, I did mention 'saga' right? Well, the new mobo only has one IDE slot, and I have 2 optical drives and a IDE HDD. My IDE cables only have 2 devices + terminus each. I had to order a 4-device cable. And a SATA HDD. By the time I'm done with this PC, the only things left will be the disk drives... As I'm doing this one component at a time, this is going to take me a while yet... Last edited by Dregan; 08-01-2007 at 12:52 PM.*

08-01-2007, 12:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,275 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Rebuilding a PC, case/psu question That's just a case, a PSU is not included. Personally I've never liked that case's look. I remember when it came out how many reviewers wondered where they got the idea from to make it. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-01-2007, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dregan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 OS: WinXP SP2	Re: Rebuilding a PC, case/psu question Sorry, meant this one: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=TC3J-2269 PSU Included. I juts pasted the wrong URL above... I like it because of the top handle.

08-01-2007, 09:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Rebuilding a PC, case/psu question Hate to break the news, but there's no known such thing as a 4 device IDE cable. A 4 PORT IDE cable maybe, but not 4 DEVICE. 1 IDE socket only can control 2 devices, regardless of port count on the ribbon cable. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System

08-01-2007, 09:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Rebuilding a PC, case/psu question Pharoah has one of theose psus and he is powering a 8800 gts... so it should be ok for most things you will put in there. __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan