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Old Nov 15, 2005, 01:31 AM   #1
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Alright the final rundown for hardware upgrade.... I think.....
Ok here is the stuff that I'm looking at :
BFG Tech Geforce 7800GT
I'm buying it from best buy actually, because it's 350 there, and I have a 50 dollar gift card, and they give you a game of choice for 50 dollars.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
ABIT AN8 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
I have no experience with buying PSU's (other than the one in my case), so I'm really clueless here.
All parts of the build are open for critique
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Old Nov 15, 2005, 03:38 AM   #2
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OCZ power or mod/stream for the PSU.... i just keep picking one up.... My low budget system i build using enermax's.... anything else it's ocz.... and for the bare minimum cheapy, i still use sparkle...

btw... you'll enjoy the x2 cpus
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Old Nov 15, 2005, 04:07 AM Threadstarter Thread Starter   #3
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How does this PSU look? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104154
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You might want to get a little beefier psu. You're getting a SLI board so it would appear that you are interested in keeping the options to add a second 7800Gt in the future open... I don't think that PSU would be able to handle two high end gfx cards and the rest of your system.

If you want an OCZ, check out the Powerstream 520. it's SLI ready.
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I like my true control-- this is the newer model SLI approved ---
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showim...upply+-+Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103933


People complaining about voltage being "low but stable" never use a meter (in the NewEgg reviews)..

Anyway.. my voltages are always dead stable but all well below what they should be when looking at them with the mobo sensor, but exactly 12, 5, and 3.3 and completely stable when checking and adjusting with a multimeter- how you are supposed to do it..

I can adjust them to read exactly 12, 5, and 3.3 when checked with mobo sensor, but then they are too high when checking with a multimeter.

Above all, do yourself a favor when checking your rails on any PSU with a good multimeter.


Just another option to look at.. a lot of people seem to hate Antec PSU's, all I can give is my personal experience which is that mine is awesome and completely stable.
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imo..... yes.. need a much more powerful psu to do your rig justice..

should really take a look at the 600watt powerstream
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Above all, do yourself a favor when checking your rails on any PSU with a good multimeter.
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Alright, so I think I'm going to go with this ps:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817711002
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Alright, so I think I'm going to go with this ps:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817711002
Great choice. You won't be buying a PSU for a very long time.
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Looks like a sweet unit. Always nice to support the OCZ guys too.. That's why I bought all my OCZ ram, and the fact that it is great ram of course.
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Maybe you should reconsider...stop the press!!!
Check this info out.............http://www.diamondmm.com/X1800256PCI.php an agp version available , cant believe my eyes.
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Check the page again, all it says is AGP version includes VIVO, but it doesn't say the specs you need for it anymore. As in AGP version was probably scrapped. Time to upgrade anyways.
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http://www.hardwareheaven.com/amd-graphics-cards/90615-x1800-agp-headed-our-way.html

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Alright, just made the order, and it's being processed wooo! Goin' to pick up the vidcard tomorrow at bestbuy, the price went down again too! Now it's only 329.99 and I have a 10% off coupon, and I have a 50$ gift card.
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