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SkyBlader

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Hey Guys,

My nVidia Geforce 8800 GT 512MB recently died on me, so I went to best buy to pick up a replacement. I first bought a radeon HD 5750 as it got great reviews here, however after getting home I realized my PSU is only 375W so I returned it. I have a Dell XPS 420 which has a PSU rated for 375W but from what I have heard that is the average it can supply and can peak much higher so people recommended getting the 9800GT, which I did. After I got home I realized they had given me the crappier Energy Efficient version and not the full fledged one. So I guess I will be returning it as well since the 9800gtEE from PNY is worse than my 8800 GT was.

Any recommendations on what I should do PSU and Graphics card wise?

Thanks ahead of time for any information and tips.

Sky
 

raclimja

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according to this
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cases/display/system-wattage_7.html#sect0

a high end computer with Core i7 920 + Nvidia Geforce GTX 260

has a maximum load of 371W under stress test(Furmark+ PRIME 95)

a quality 500w PSU will do for you
i suggest you get this psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

received a very good review 9.7/10

also this GFX is very attractive for the price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127478&cm_re=gts_250_1gb-_-14-127-478-_-Product



edit:
according to this test
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2162&page=4

seasonic s12ii 500w is the most efficient psu on its price range :)
 

SkyBlader

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AWESOME! I was worried about using that card because it needed 75 more Watts then my PSU had listed but you have put my fears at ease! I will grab a 5750 off one of the above linked sites and return this crappy energy efficient card.

Thanks again for all the help!
 

SkyBlader

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