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because i can afford the HD 3870 and the 8800gt 
also, i don't care if my PC is bottlenecked, i just want to know if putting in a really fast video card can damage my parts because its running with crappy parts that were par 2 years ago because thats what my computer teacher told me and im just like wtf?!?!
| bombatwist wrote : because i can afford the HD 3870 and the 8800gt |
That PSU was sub-par two years ago... So, I guess that if you can afford to add a 3870 and an 8800gt, then you can afford a reliable PSU. Either that, or you will indeed 'be just like WTF'ed'.
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