New system how much power would i need ?

* 3 SPARKLE SX96GT2048D2-HP GeForce 9600 GT 2GB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

$284.97

* COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-C50-EMBA-D2 1250W ATX Form Factor 12V V2.3 / SSI standard EPS 12V V2.92 SLI Ready

$279.00

* CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model HX3X12G1600C9 G - Retail

$ 231.00

* MSI X58 Platinum SLI LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

$ 274.00

* Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail

$ 230.00

* XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

$ 89.99


* First question is, Is the power supply i have chosen big enough to run this system ?

* Second, does this power supply offer the feature of distribution when one item/s (such as video card) need more power they will receive it?

* Third any suggestions about this system or things i might wanna change?

* Do I need ddr3 graphics cards to run this system or will ddr2 work ? what will be the difference ?

* Is this a fair price for everything ? $1,486.79

And if people are about to post why on earth do you need 6gb of video ram, and 12 gb of ram , an i7 with a 1250 w power

supply ... Well the answer is simple I am Also purchasing a 46 Vizio LCD HDTV to use as my monitor . I do high graphics

gaming, hd video editing, production , after effects/ cs3 master collection, and many more ram hogging programs. I will be

running Vista Ultimate 64 bit to support all the ram. Grand total price is gunna be $1,486.79 from www.newegg.com

Hi

You cannot 3 way SLI with 9600 GT cards. 3 way Sli requires GTX or Ultra cards in order to do so.

3 way sli with 9600gt's is a big waste of money. For that amount, I'd get a GTX 275 or 4890.

The PSU you picked out is overkill. 850 watts is what I'd generally suggest for two high-end cards in SLI/crossfire (except any "x2" cards)

You may want to wait for more opinions before you hit the "buy" button.

yeah i wanna throw 3 matched cards ... another guy said i wasnt able to do tri sli with this card ... sparkle told me i need 650w for one 850w for 2 so i am assuming 1050w for 3

1100 to 1200W would be ideal for 3-way Sli, you can never have too much power and it leaves you headroom for upgrades.

exactly what i was thinking and for the price of it i figured i should just get 1250 w

Sorry, I don't quite understand this statement. Are you looking for a video card with 2GB memory on it?

Is that amount of VRAM needed? I am unfamiliar of the other programs that you use, but I'm certain that gaming doesn't require that much VRAM, even at the highest resolutions.

I still stand by my first statement, which is a GTX 275 or 4890 will perform a lot better than the 2x 9600GT's. To put it in comparison, two 9600GT's perform slightly worse compared to an 8800GTS/9800GTX. Two 8800GTS/9800GTX's will perform slightly better than a single GTX 275 or 4890, depending on the resolution.

Also, keep in mind, VRAM memory doesn't "stack", as in, two 2 GB 9600GT's in SLI won't act as a single 4GB card, they will both address their own 2Gb's of memory.

+1

but the price drastically increases

EVGA 02G-P3-1185-AR GeForce GTX 285 2GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail was the only 2 gb card list in this category and its $409.00 compared to the sparkle 2 gb for $99.00 on newegg.com this is why i am probably going with the sparkle or a more low budget card

well if i am gunna go all out with 12gb of ram i am gunna throw 2 x2gb ( 4gb ) or 3 x 2gb ( 6gb ) of video ram .... i am trying to build a super computer

Ok
All out - for your budget.

You must have confused the people at Sparkle about which part you were talking about. For 2 9600GT's and the rest of your parts a good 550W PSU is more than enough for your entire system. The actual power consumption for the entire system will be under 350W.

That looks like a system someone threw together in 5 mins. I strongly suggest that you refrain from suggesting such a system again, or at least put more thought into your choices.

that mobo is what i am getting i will go crossfire for that

Many previous posters have shown that 3 SLI'ed 9600GTs will not exceed a GTX 275 or 4890 in performance. The extra VRAM you wanted will not help either, even in the most extreme resolutions.

I have no idea what your trying to say/achieve here. Do you want a supercomputer? Or do you want something that will run your programs with relative ease?

ok
1. can i get a reg board with 3 sli 9600 series card ?
2. i am either going with the i 7 or dual cpu
3. i would like to go with 1333 ddr3 ram
4. i want a board that has lots of ram slots to allow me to put alot of ram . that first setup that i had allowed me to do so

(1) No. For Tri-SLI you need video cards with 2 SLI connectors.

Top image has 2 SLI connectors (GTX 260) botton image has 1 SLI connector (9600GT)

(2) Your choices are Core i7 quad core, AM2+/AM3 quad core, Core 2 quad core, AM2+/AM3 tri core, AM2+ or Core 2 Duo CPUs.
(3) Your MB choices are X-58, AM3 and P-45/X-48 that support DDR3.
(4) The MSI X58 Platinum SLI choice? Max 12GB DDR3 (or 24GB DDR3 if you want to spring for two 12GB DDR3 kits

thanks for the info so i can put use two cards sli with that board and go with the i7 with 12gb of ram thanks my questions have all been answered thanks so much on the assistance for my purchase

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