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dukefanmu   08-17-2009 at 02:59:25 AM

My current setup:
Q6600 running on an Intel motherboard (will not allow overclocking)
4 gigs DDR2 800 mem
2 DVD+RW IDE drives
2 SATA 400 gig hard drives
Sapphire 4890 1 gig vid card
2 80mm case fans
Generic card reader
25.5 in Monitor running at 1920 x 1200

Currently I am using an Antec 500 watt psu. I just upgraded to the Sapphire vid car and new monitor. Should I buy a higher wattage psu? Crossfire or SLI is not an option with my motherboard. I use the pc mainly for gaming and I like to turn up the graphics quality and resolution as high as possible. Also, is my current CPU bottlenecking my system or is it still enough for now?

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Delluser1   08-17-2009 at 03:20:17 AM

500 watt Earthwatts ? It's enough.

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

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dukefanmu   08-17-2009 at 04:05:24 AM

My PSU is an Antec Smart Power 2.0. It is a few years old.

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JohnnyLucky   08-17-2009 at 05:00:50 AM

Generally a high quality 500 - 550 watt power supply can easily power any single video card made. I'm not familiar with the Antec Smart Power series.

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pcfixed   08-17-2009 at 02:58:34 PM

go to ati website and find a certified PSU with your card. highly recommended to do this

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Delluser1   08-17-2009 at 03:07:10 PM

dukefanmu wrote :

My PSU is an Antec Smart Power 2.0. It is a few years old.


I don't trust them after a few years, I've replaced 3 of the 450 watt units that were just over 3 years old.

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

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dukefanmu   08-17-2009 at 04:34:05 PM

pcfixed wrote :

go to ati website and find a certified PSU with your card. highly recommended to do this




Where do I go on the website to do this?

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