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jsimeon   08-02-2009 at 02:25:41 AM

This, CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W is the psu i thought about getting for this build it is rated 12@70. I was wondering if this is overkill and if it will cause me problems? From what I know (which is not much) it shouldn't its just more than I really need. Thanks

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: in about a week
BUDGET RANGE: 1000

SYSTEM
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, some graphic design, and some programming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

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PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

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SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

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Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1 - Retail

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Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM x2

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OVERCLOCKING: CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050


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dirtmountain   08-02-2009 at 02:42:15 AM

It's overkill for what you have now, but if you're planning to expand into crossfire at a later date with either the 4870s or 4890s or 5870s .....etc. it's a good move to cover your future options. You're spending an extra $20 over the Corsair 750w to give you a bit more headroom.

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Bronze Home Brew badge tecmo34   08-02-2009 at 02:44:20 AM

The Corsair 850 is a great PSU and will work with your system. With what you have, I would recommend the Corsair 750w PSU.

Note on your GPU... Save some money & just get the 1GB 4870. It isn't worth the extra money.

You didn't list your case but if you live near a Microcenter, they have the CM HAF 932 for $120, which I would highly recommend or the Antec 1200

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jsimeon   08-02-2009 at 04:13:40 AM

Thanks for the feed. I think that I will stick with for the head room.

We don't have a Microcenter down here, would be nice though. Ended up getting the CM 690 mid for $80 but more room would have been good for the future and Tecmo is the second to suggest the 4870. I probably will go with that because I've really been stretching the budget on this one.

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