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I am looking to upgrade my comp some, for Bioshock, and believe I have found what I want. I was mainly interested in keeping this system going until May 08. When I will be done with college and have my own income, to build a new system. I was aiming to keep it under $300 as well.
http: //www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231041 (Where does that space keep coming from?)
My main concern is the video card. I don't have Vista and don't plan on upgrading to it on this system either. So, I was not looking at the DX10 cards. There is also some power confusion. I was looking for a card that has the same power requirement as my current one, 350W, and this one appears to. What I am not sure about is if I have the amps. My power supply says that the +12V supplies 33A but, the card mentions "with a combined 12V current rating of 22A or more." This wouldn't be such an issue if it wasn't for the no-refund policy on this card.
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Reply to jaydeejohn
Thanks for the response but, I believe mine is different from the one you linked. Yours has two +12V lines but, mine only has one. I was concerned about the combined +12V part of the amp requirement.
My single appears to have more then enough amps but, I am not sure if there would be a problem with using one +12V with enough amps instead of two +12V combined. This maybe a silly concern but, the "no refund" warranty is stopping me from just buying it and see what happens.
I ended up calling BFG tech support just to make sure and they said that the single +12V should be fine.
About the only other concern I have is the reviews talk about it running hot. I have a 120 fan in the back and a 60 next to my card. I hope I don't have heat problems.
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