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danlnyc   12-25-2008 at 05:32:28 AM

Hi, I just bought a lot of stuff and I was wondering if I bought the wrong parts.

Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS
[url=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3829132&CatId=1510][/url]

MoBo: EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW w/ Digital PWM Socket 775
[url=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4197001&CatId=3507][/url]

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor
[url=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3591372][/url]

PSU: Ultra X3 ULT40064 1000-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular
[url=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2700093&CatId=2036][/url]

Video Card: XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card - 512MB DDR3
[url=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4037153&CatId=1839][/url]

RAM: Corsair Dual Channel 4096MB PC10600 DDR3 1333MHz
[url=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3642209&CatId=3361][/url]

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kutark   12-25-2008 at 05:35:28 AM
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Looks fine to me. You went a little apeshit on the PSU. But otherwise everything should work pretty well.

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OmegaStalker   12-25-2008 at 05:37:30 AM
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No looks fine, surprised about you're graphics card though thought you would have went for more power then a GTX+ with the amount you spent on your system already atleaste two and run in sli, or a GTX260, oh well i suppose you can just buy another 9800 in the future and get bang for your buck... not my choice for the case either i would have went for something a bit simplier like an Antec 1200 or even 900 but thats more personal choice...

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danlnyc   12-25-2008 at 05:47:16 AM
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So it would be wise to invest a bit more money and get two GTX260's instead?

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danlnyc   12-25-2008 at 05:49:24 AM
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kutark wrote :

Looks fine to me. You went a little apeshit on the PSU. But otherwise everything should work pretty well.



Haha any other suggestions? I was looking at the Tagan PSU http://www.tagan.com/index.php?opt [...] Itemid=89.

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the last resort   12-25-2008 at 06:01:08 AM
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yeah, probably, but it really depends on your budget and what resolution you are gaming at. SLI'd 260's would run 1680x1050 more than well enough, and could handle 1920x1200 very well also.

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kutark   12-25-2008 at 06:01:25 AM
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danlnyc wrote :

Haha any other suggestions? I was looking at the Tagan PSU http://www.tagan.com/index.php?opt [...] Itemid=89.



Yea, definitely. The Ultra PSUs are for lack of a better word, ****. Lots of people say to avoid them like the plague. I'm one of those people that used that exact line of PSU, just the 650w version, and spent 3 months trying to figure out why i had horrible system stability issues. Come to find out the PSU was delivering bad power. Keep in mind at the time i had a core 2 e6600 dual core, and a 640mb 8800gts. And this supposed 650w PSU wasn't enough to power that.

If you are intending to do SLI or something along those lines, and you reeeaaally want a 1000w PSU, get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703003

Personally, i would reccomend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703019

PC Power and Cooling is a great company, known for quality products, and the 750w will be more than enough for your setup.

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kutark   12-25-2008 at 06:09:59 AM
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Aye, will also second the corsair PSU's, they're quality as well.

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