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I'm upgrading my PSU, Mobo, and case, so I can do 2x 8800GT in SLI.

Will this work well?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] =TC3J-2356

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] =M452-6006

The total comes to: $327.11, including taxes and shipping.

Do you guys think this is a good deal?

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Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 22 Amp Amps.)
Minimum 450 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amp Amps.)



That NZXT psu should be fine. Not a bad deal.

Reply to auscanzukus

Is the mobo good? It was the cheapest SLI one, but it had decent reviews and the specs look good.

Reply to LegendFury
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Look for reviews of that NZXT PSU. On the old list at http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiere [...] ngs?t=anon, NZXT is on tier-5, "Do not buy." This one may be newer than the list, but in the absence of properly-done reviews, I would NOT trust it. Good sources for PSU reviews include jonnyguru.com and hardocp.com; I think pcpers.com may also test PSUs properly. Some sites just stick a multimeter on them, which provides useless information as to quality. The ones I linked do load tests (cheap ones croak, sometimes at 50% of their rated load), and check electrical noise with an oscilloscope. They also take them apart, offering relevant observations as to the capacity and quality of the parts used in them.

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Reply to jtt283

How about this?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] =O261-2008

And the case still ok? Will it have good circulation and the mobo will fit?


Message edited by LegendFury on 08-28-2008 at 06:44:08 PM
Reply to LegendFury

OCZ is better. If you can, buy only the case w/o psu. The mobo is not bad.


Message edited by auscanzukus on 08-28-2008 at 11:02:32 PM
Reply to auscanzukus

Before i start personally i dont like NZXT or MSI so your getting advice thats a little bias.

NZXT make some ugly cases, the only one ive seen that looks ok is the Tempest (seems like a copy of the Antec900) in any case you should be looking at a Tier 1 or 2 PSU for your system as jtt283 linked. Something like PCP&P, Corsair, Antec.

I assume you already have the 8800GT and the AMD cpu, so the mobo should be ok, but ive had MSI's die on me in the past so i look to Gigabyte and ASUS these days.

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