amc11890 Posted December 18, 2005 CID Share Posted December 18, 2005 In a few weeks im plannin on adding a DVD burner, 6600 Gt video card, and a second hard drive. I popped open my pc to see how much watts my ps was.....WOW....Only 200 watts(that is wat i get for buying a pre-built compaq computer)...i was shocked my pc could even run with that amount. Ne ways i found a pretty good deal at compusa for a 500 watt ps...it was a compusa brand not sure if that matters.... Do i need a certain ps for my MINI tower atx case or will ne ps work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted December 18, 2005 CID Share Posted December 18, 2005 500 watt is necessary for FX-57 and 7800GT(X) SLI, and sometimes that is not even enough, like when OCing. But for a 6600GT and an unknown CPU 300-350 should be perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 18, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 18, 2005 I tried installing a old 40 gig hd( in addition to the one i have now) and a old cr rom drive(with the one i have now) and when i booted up my pc it just froze at the screen where it displays the manufacturer name(in my case compaq) im guessing this is because my ps could not handle all the hardware because when i disonnconnected the hd and cd drive my pc booted up properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 18, 2005 CID Share Posted December 18, 2005 If you want to check out some more power supplies, check out this link http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?submit=PROPERTY&SubCategory=58&propertycodevalue=1314:14178&bop=and&Order=rating . Newegg will have some better prices than compusa and you can read peoples reviews of the power supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 the psu for my new sli rig. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/NTELargeImageView?rfno=200312086&storeId=6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 If your going sli I'd go with at least 500kW . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Spend the extra cash and get a 600 watt... Check this out, if you are planning to spend some money on your card/power supply...(if you're going pci express) Its a pretty good deal.... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1726995&CatId=0 -- Two (2) XFX GeForce 7800 GT Overclocked 256MB DDR3 PCI Express Video Cards and an Ultra X-Finity 600 Watt Power Supply You get that, you don't have to worry about video for a few years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 arrgh. at the point where they start bundling vid cards with psu's someone should or the responsible developers. granted, faster is better, but 150+ watts power consumption (that all gets turned into heat) per card? that's more cooking power than a lightbulb powered ez-bake oven! at the point where you can heat your dinner on your video subsystem something has gone awry. seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 arrgh. at the point where they start bundling vid cards with psu's someone should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 19, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 im not goin pci e...i only have a AGP slot Here is the card im gettinhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143027 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Yeah i have agp 8x now too...I'm saving up for the 6800 Ultra OC....still too expensive.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 19, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 ur processor is fast...man i wish i had a good processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 ur processor is fast...man i wish i had a good processor your processor is fine, all you need is some more memory and a better video card. but if you want you can even do a processor upgrade for not that much http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103417 for $96 you can go to a 2600+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Vid card and memory will make a world of difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 19, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 if i were to get the processor i would have to get a new mobo to go along with it. I think mine only support up to xp 2100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 19, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 your processor is fine, all you need is some more memory and a better video card. but if you want you can even do a processor upgrade for not that much http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103417 for $96 you can go to a 2600+. yeah my processor has been pretty good to me...had it for almost 3 years and dint have a problem at all with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 yeah my processor has been pretty good to me...had it for almost 3 years and dint have a problem at all with it If it does what it needs to do then just upgrade the video card and memory, you will see a big difference. WOW 900 posts. :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 This is the same gpu with good reviews for a lot less http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?submit=PROPERTY&SubCategory=48&propertycodevalue=679:10550&bop=and&Order=price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 19, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 This is the same gpu with good reviews for a lot less http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?submit=PROPERTY&SubCategory=48&propertycodevalue=679:10550&bop=and&Order=price which brand r u referring 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 make sure its a micro atx power supply.. that cant be stressed enough.. ihad the same problem i planned on buying a geforce 6600 video card then i found out i needed more power.. so i figured out i needed micro atx and they are pretty hard to find.. and WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ATX yeah i paid like 20 for a 350w i got lucky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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