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nemtep
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 Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 05:09 Post subject: GeForce 8800gt 512mb on 350watt psu |
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Im thinking about buying a 8800gt but i only have a 350w psu.
I have p4 3.06, one 7200 rpm hdd, 2 dl burners and a old soundcard.
Do u guys think the 350 will be enough or do i need to get a new psu?
thanks
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 05:27 Post subject: |
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No way could a 350W hold a power hungry P4 and an 8800GT and hard disks, burners, etc. But 8800GT with a P4? What's the point. An 8600GT will give you the same performance.
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 05:30 Post subject: |
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Its only 10 bucks more for the 8800, so should i get 400 or 500watt?
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 05:41 Post subject: |
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500, I think, you'll want to upgrade at some point.
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 05:50 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 06:09 Post subject: |
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The power supply is the last thing you ever want to be cheap on. Trust me when I say you'll regret using or buying something not up to running your hardware. Also don't just judge a power supply by watts alone.
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 07:46 Post subject: |
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| NuclearShadow wrote: | | The power supply is the last thing you ever want to be cheap on. Trust me when I say you'll regret using or buying something not up to running your hardware. Also don't just judge a power supply by watts alone. |
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 19:24 Post subject: |
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What if i get a GXT VGA Booster 400 Watts Power Supply
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Cohen
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 19:30 Post subject: |
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save that cash, buy a c2d and an 8800 gtx. youl get more bennefit.
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 19:39 Post subject: |
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But the 8800gt is onlly a 150$CAD, its on sale. Cheapest GTX i can find goes for 400$CAD.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 19:58 Post subject: |
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GTX?  What's the point? GT is already beating it on some tests.
Try looking for a C2D + 4850.
And 400W no-name PSU is HIGHLY NOT recommended.
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 20:06 Post subject: |
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Its not a psu, you plug it in like a cd-rom.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 20:12 Post subject: |
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 WTF |
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 22:22 Post subject: |
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You're on about a VGA booster PSU right? The one that goes in the drive bay?
Waste of money, just get a good make 500 Watt PSU, then you'll be future proof (apart from your P4 lol)
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 22:31 Post subject: |
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| LeoNatan wrote: | | WTF |
its one of those power supplies strictly for a video card... they're actually halfway decent. |
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 22:37 Post subject: |
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still though, @ $80 it's almost worth it to just get a new power supply...
asus z170-A || core i5-6600K || geforce gtx 970 4gb || 16gb ddr4 ram || win10 || 1080p led samsung 27"
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nemtep
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 23:08 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | still though, @ $80 it's almost worth it to just get a new power supply... |
I ended up getting it for $65 cause it was an open box. Now i have 750 watt for 65 bucks.
And the thing looks good under my dvd drives.
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 23:51 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | still though, @ $80 it's almost worth it to just get a new power supply... |
I'd agree with you there, bang for buck isn't the best in the world, but say you just got a new video card, realize your pSU isnt powerful enough and you want to use it but dont have the cash for a new GOOD, its a good alternative.
Kind of a niche product. |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 00:19 Post subject: |
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xilence 480w can easy take p4+8800, u can of course get 600w version it costs a bit more
good and reliable psu's, tested personally and not overpriced like everything else
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