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Badcube   07-05-2009 at 12:06:16 AM

Intel i7 920 Processor

MSI X58-PRO Intel X58

6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3

Ati Radeon HD 4890 1 GB

1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]

plus monitor and all that jazz

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Now what PSU should I get? would a 650W do?

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major53   07-05-2009 at 12:31:48 AM
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Badcube wrote :

Intel i7 920 Processor

MSI X58-PRO Intel X58

6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3

Ati Radeon HD 4890 1 GB

1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]

plus monitor and all that jazz

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Now what PSU should I get? would a 650W do?



badcube don't know budget but this is a good one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

I went with this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371009

there is alote of good ones out there just get a good name brand and you will be ok.hope this help you out.

yes 650 would work as long as it's a good one.me i always go 100 more than what people suggest just to be on the safe side.


Message edited by major53 on 07-05-2009 at 12:38:13 AM
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argon99   07-05-2009 at 01:06:54 AM
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Just as a side note if you are running windows it won't use more then 4 gigs of your memory. To be able to use all of your memory you need to run 64bit linux with a pae kernel. Even 64 bit versions of windows still use 32 bit word lengths for their memory manager. It will report that it sees all of your memory but it can only address 4 gigs of it.

As the power supply goes get as much as you can afford. That just doesn't mean output but quality as well. I just bought a couple modular designed ones. They are nice to work with. You only need to plug in the output cords that you need. You don't have a bunch of wires and connectors to try and stuff somewhere.

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   07-05-2009 at 02:58:43 PM
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argon99 wrote :


I just bought a couple modular designed ones. ... You only need to plug in the output cords that you need. You don't have a bunch of wires and connectors to try and stuff somewhere.



On the other hand, if you know you are going to use most of the PSU cables, modular is wasted. And if you are on a tight budget, skipping modular will save you some money. Trade offs. Always trade offs. :)

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theAnimal   07-05-2009 at 05:12:04 PM
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A good quality 500W+ PSU is plenty. Corsair VX550 or HX520.

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