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Post by Sergeant Dull on Jan 3, 2010 0:42:15 GMT 10
You could do better than that PSU. I got my 600W SLI ready (2 x PCI-E, as most high end cards require 2 PCI-E power plugs each) PSU for about £30 from eBuyer. Ticks all my boxes but has added some noticeable sound to the machine. Nothing intrusive, though. It's certainly not a brand name, but it does the job so far. Time will tell, I guess. In any case, it was somewhat of an emergency buy when I bought my GTX 275 and then realised in a colossal "Oh bollocks" moment that my PSU didn't actually support it. That's what happens when nVidia's information pages suck. What the hell? this is the Fluff forum's 100,000th post.. And being of a different nationality prevents you from using eBuyer because..? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH OH WOW £30 a 600W power supply. I spent that much on an AS NEW 500W decent brand one. It was a lucky deal I managed to find on a forum's member's market because it had't been used at all. I don't like ebuyer's plethora of fail PSUs and cases. The Case is fine. However, Xad, you did express interest in a decently performing DX11 card in the future. So I'll hit a guess at a 5770, you might want a hit at a power supply of decent amperage and watts along the 12V rail. Just found this from BFG, 550W, and trust me, BFG do make good PSUs. At least, that's what I recall. Okay just did some reading up on the spec sheets and what not. It is credit to team. |
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Post by somebody probably on Jan 3, 2010 1:00:39 GMT 10
And being of a different nationality prevents you from using eBuyer because..? Firstly, they only ship to the UK. Secondly, I'll say it again, I really, really doubt that the power supply you bought is great value for money. Also I feel compelled to continue from the statement I made last night. I mean if you think about it, there are so many things that you spend your money on when buying a power supply like: Reliability: Well, hopefully you want a unit that will last a while and won't just intermittently stop working whenever it feels like it. Mostly because if it gives up the ghost, especially on lower quality units, it's liable to take out some other components. Voltage Stability: This being a term that describes the power supply's ability to provide voltages over its DC rails that do not fluctuate too much (that can harm components over the long term). Capacity: How much power can the unit provide before it starts becoming unstable and unreliable just because it's being made to run outside of its specifications? Also, typically the total rated wattage of the power supply is less useful to know that the amount the power supply can supply on the 12v rails (as not many components draw off of the 3v and 5v rails - the two biggest power consuming devices in your machine, the CPU and GPU draw soley off the 12v rail). Efficiency: Self explanatory, really, different power supplies will convert from your AC mains supply to the various DC rails at varying levels of efficiency - the efficiency of the power supply can significantly affect how much the computer overall draws from the wall. It's also interesting to note that power supplies tend to be more efficient toward the middle of their maximum load (say, a computer internally drawing 200W from a 400W PSU will likely be more efficient than if it had say, a 700W PSU of a similar quality). Noise: Well, again, self explanatory, some power supplies make a right racket, others do not, owing to different choices in heatsinks, fans, etc. It seems like the worst possible place to skimp on a computer because it affects so many characteristics of it. I mean if you get a crap graphics card and it fails, at least the rest of your system should still work. |
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Post by Admiral Mundane on Jan 3, 2010 4:49:44 GMT 10
However, Xad, you did express interest in a decently performing DX11 card in the future. So I'll hit a guess at a 5770, you might want a hit at a power supply of decent amperage and watts along the 12V rail. Just found this from BFG, 550W, and trust me, BFG do make good PSUs. At least, that's what I recall. Okay just did some reading up on the spec sheets and what not. It is credit to team. Oh yeah, I did say that. Thanks! They're even the same price. |
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Post by Admiral Mundane on Jan 9, 2010 14:52:51 GMT 10
GENTLEMEN
I HAVE RECEIVED THE PIECES AND WILL REPORT BACK TOMORROW
THAT IS ALL
also, Barcelona
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Post by iBishyT on Jan 9, 2010 22:39:36 GMT 10
GENTLEMEN
THE CONTROL POINT IS BEING CONTESTED
THAT IS ALLalso, Barcelona fix'd |
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Post by Sergeant Dull on Jan 9, 2010 23:49:08 GMT 10
You forgot bold.
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Post by iBishyT on Jan 10, 2010 0:43:30 GMT 10
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Post by Admiral Mundane on Jan 10, 2010 5:06:15 GMT 10
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Post by Sergeant Dull on Jan 10, 2010 5:12:38 GMT 10
That is one rank Dell case. And you left the stains on the optical drive XDD
I can see cable tidying was no priority. I have to admit it's difficult in that case.
Also I think the optical drive is sunk a bit into the case...
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Post by Admiral Mundane on Jan 10, 2010 8:30:21 GMT 10
That is one rank Dell case. And you left the stains on the optical drive XDD I can see cable tidying was no priority. I have to admit it's difficult in that case. Also I think the optical drive is sunk a bit into the case... Well, as I told you on MSN, they're all shoved into that one corner and won't move. And only two of them go over the motherboard. |
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Post by somebody probably on Jan 14, 2010 11:09:59 GMT 10
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Post by Admiral Mundane on Jan 14, 2010 12:21:41 GMT 10
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Post by Sergeant Dull on Jan 15, 2010 6:58:30 GMT 10
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Post by Sergeant Dull on Jan 18, 2010 1:29:39 GMT 10
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Post by somebody probably on Jan 18, 2010 2:51:44 GMT 10
I still wonder why that one guy looks like he's soiled his box.
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