Online FPS and Home theater purpose, on vista64 Home premium E8400 OCed 4ghz
evga 780i fsb OC
4x2gb ddr2 pc2 8500 1066mhz
barracuda 7200.11
SLI GF9900GTX (when it eventually comes out)
so what kindo PSU would I need for this build? I was looking for that OCZ GameXstream 700w but I'm wondering if it has enough wattage? and what about the connectors?
the 9800GTX only just came out what makes you think the 9900GTX is around the corner?... its a bit hard to give recommendations on a PSU when we dont know what kind of power the GPU's will consume... i hope you have a high res screen otherwise the SLI wont be worth it
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"The MB is 31 C and the CPU is 109 C. I think it's the CPU overheating." - Faromic THF's
chookman, that doesnt answer my question at all...
i STRONGLY doubt there will be HUGE difference between 9800gtx and 9900gtx, wattage wise.... and 9900gtx is due Q3 btw
its somewhat wrong to say SLI is only good for High res because I specified that im going to use that computer for online FPS, and as most people know, no one plays FPS at 1600-1250 ...
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OCZ 700w is 135$ rebate 105$
PCP&C 750w is 165$ no rebate
Corsair TX750 is 170$ rebate 130$
hmm id prolly stick with the OCZ 700w but my question is; is this enough wattage for my needs?!
its somewhat wrong to say SLI is only good for High res because I specified that im going to use that computer for online FPS, and as most people know, no one plays FPS at 1600-1250 ...
The reason to get SLI is so the rig can handle higher res's better. I assume you saying no-one plays FPS at 1600x1200 that they must play at lower resolutions which most if not all FPS (besides maybe crysis at high detail) will run perfectly well on 1 GPU. Just about all reviews of any SLI i have ever seen lower resolutions in SLI have no increase in FPS and in some cases are actually lower with SLI
You cant have a go at me for trying to save you money. If you have say a 19" LCD that does 1280x1024 the only thing SLI will do is cost you money and possibly create instability/graphical anomalies due to immature drivers.
And for the record i play my games at 1920x1200 (native res of my 24" LCD) which is a higher res that you say everyone play at.
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"The MB is 31 C and the CPU is 109 C. I think it's the CPU overheating." - Faromic THF's
