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john_antonio   08-01-2008 at 12:57:16 AM

CPU: Intel Q6600

Mobo: EVGA 650i ultra

Ram: OCZ Platinum Revision 2

Video Card: Evga 9800 GTX

PSU: Ultra Lifetime Series 750 watts http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...

HDD: Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320GB SATA
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...

Case: Ultra E-Torque Case
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...


I really need help especially with the power supply if it is going to be enough to power my whole system and I also need help if 9800 GTX will fit into the case I chose... I plan to overclock Q6600 to 3.0...can my system do it? I'm in tight budget, so I'm picking the good price/performance ration...

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nhanandmel   08-01-2008 at 01:03:15 AM
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I'd be careful with an Ultra psu. If possible stick to Antec or Corsair to be on the safe side, especially if you are going to overclock

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surfbum   08-01-2008 at 01:04:30 AM
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the power supply is more than enough.

if i may make another suggestion: a lot of the motherboards with nvidia chipsets, especially the older 600 series had lots of bugs and stability issues.

i would suggest you go with an intel P35 or P45 chipset mobo and an ati HD4850 GPU. it will be about the same price but the mobo will provide for a much more stable system and the HD4850 is actually a faster card.

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john_antonio   08-01-2008 at 01:29:24 AM
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I was thinking of getting the corsair 750watts Corsair 750W TX Power Supply (CMPSU-750TX) or the 650 watt version http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-650W [...] _2....need immediate help...going to buy this night...

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john_antonio   08-01-2008 at 02:06:15 AM
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i think im going to go for the step up program of evga by 2 mos...i would like to step up to gtx 260..so im planning to get a power supply that would accomodate gtx 260 as it requires 36a on 12V...which is better the 650 or the 750 watts? the 650 would cost less but would i have problems with it with the gtx 260?..im thinking that the 750 would be enough for anything..

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spunks   08-01-2008 at 02:19:21 AM
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the consair 650tx should be enough. it has 52a on the 12v rail. the 750tx has 60amps. I dont know what the ultra has but the cosair has a much better reputation.

The rest of what your buying is questionable. you've picked a last gen chipset for your motherboard. Your choice of video card is dubious, even if you plan to use evga's trade up program. Its another last gen part. dont know the particulars of the ram you selected.

you might tell people your budget and kinda of what you want if you want real suggestions.




spunks

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john_antonio   08-01-2008 at 02:57:55 AM
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what about the size of the case? what case should 9800gtx+ fit? and also gtx 260? im in a budget of about $800...

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spunks   08-01-2008 at 03:08:19 AM
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the gtx 260 is only $270 at newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127361



the hd4850 is only a little slower than it. its like $170


the 9800gtx is a refresh of an 8800gt, uses the same GPU. either card above has about double the processing power (but that doesnt mean double frame rates.






Spunks

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john_antonio   08-01-2008 at 03:43:04 AM
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so i should get the 650 watts then?or the 750 watts?how about the case?will the gtx260 and 9800gtx+ fit inside?

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