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[lukegfx]

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Socket 775 2.4GHz
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Intel P965 Socket 775 ATX Audio DDR2
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB S300
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DabsValue 480W PSU Gold 12cm SATA PFC
- http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=39N9
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XFX GeForce 7900GT 256MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI
- http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=40YQ&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,50544
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2 old IDE optical drives i am going to salvage.
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Kingston ValueRAM 1024Mb DDR2 667MHz 240Pin Memory
Kingston ValueRAM 1024Mb DDR2 667MHz 240Pin Memory
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Okay thats the lowdown, questions i need to ask -

1) will that power supply work for everything including the gfx card (i provided the 2 links)
2) will my old IDE drives work on the newer IDE sockets on my mobo


while you are there tell me what you think lol.

Please help! Thanks so so so so so much.

 

[AMDThunder]

2) will my old IDE drives work on the newer IDE sockets on my mobo

As long as you have no other IDE drives, you'll be fine. 965 boards typically have ONE IDE connection. That means 2 devices.

 

[lukegfx]

I love you. lol. thank you for replying.

Yes i only have 2 ide drives.

can you shed any light on the PSU - GFX bit. i need to know about the 12v rail shit wihc i dont understand lol.

 

[evongugg]

That is a cheap PSU. It is not stating how many amps are on the 12V rails.
I would not buy a cheap PSU. It can cause you $800.00 of damage if it goes bad.
According to my calculations you need 21 AMPS on the 12v rails.
Look at the specs for the power supplies for something in this order.
This is a list of good PSUs:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108088

 

[lukegfx]

I was told that it is as likely as lightning altho i was reluctant to go cheap i needed to. i think it has 28A on the 12v rail as i heard from a review. do you know how much that card needs?

what PSU would you recommend for about the same price that is more reliable?

thing is it kinda needs to be from dabs.com aswell.

not a rush now, im thinking of buying in the jan sales (do u reckon they will have jan sales on a webby?)


tyvm

 

[GSTe]

Well, the link you provided shows the PSU as discontinued.......? Also, I can't seem to find any technical info on it, so its hard to say..... personally I'd go for a PSU that has an actual PCI-E connector rather than having to use the adapter as I've had issues with them in the past.

If your heart isn't quite set on the graphics card, and you can pay £30 more (you'll also get an extra 70GB on the hard drive), then check this out:

http://www.scan.co.uk/mixit/

It's the second offer down.

I prefer Corsair memory as well which you can get from Scan, but that's just like, my opinion man......

 

[evongugg]

I edited my post above. Please look at it again.

 

[lukegfx]

thx. ill give that a thorough reading in a mo