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KarthXLR Free of STD's ... lolwut?  Posts: 9,927 Joined: May 2008 |
10-02-2008, 02:00 PM
Ok, just looking for opinions on this.
EVGA 8800 GTS 512mb Thermaltake 650 Watt PSU. I might even be able to get a copy of Crysis free with the EVGA card.  And I still don't know if I should lean towards getting a new CPU, cause it'll cost me a lot. (I have a 1.6 ghz dual core) |
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IdiotWithGuns Ask me about quotes on plumbing  Posts: 334 Joined: May 2008 |
10-02-2008, 03:33 PM
Nice looking psu
let me know it works out for you.  
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps  Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-02-2008, 05:55 PM
You should def. get a new CPU. Also, unless you're gonna SLI, your PSU is overkill, and expensive. :-\
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KarthXLR Free of STD's ... lolwut? Posts: 9,927 Joined: May 2008 |
10-02-2008, 06:15 PM
(10-02-2008, 05:55 PM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: You should def. get a new CPU. Also, unless you're gonna SLI, your PSU is overkill, and expensive. :-\erm...what wattage should I get then? |
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-02-2008, 06:31 PM
Well, the current PSU I've been recommending for people on a budget is this one. Assuming you're patient with rebates, it's a darn good price. 600W is plenty, and would be enough to handle a beefier CPU should you choose to upgrade that at some point.
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KarthXLR Free of STD's ... lolwut? Posts: 9,927 Joined: May 2008 |
10-02-2008, 06:33 PM
(10-02-2008, 06:31 PM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: Well, the current PSU I've been recommending for people on a budget is this one. Assuming you're patient with rebates, it's a darn good price. 600W is plenty, and would be enough to handle a beefier CPU should you choose to upgrade that at some point.What do you recommend about my CPU? Think it'll bottlecap my GPU? |
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-03-2008, 12:12 AM
This PSU is also a pretty sweet deal using this coupon code: EMCBAACAF
Your CPU will be your system bottleneck at this point, but I guess you can probably hold off for a while on upgrading that and just wait and see if you're happy with what kind of performance you're getting after you upgrade your GPU (unless you're planning on playing something more hardcore than TF2 ). If you really wanna upgrade it all at once, I'd just say spend as much as you're willing on a new CPU.
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
10-03-2008, 12:45 AM
my 9500 quadcore is my bottleneck :
 ...definitely upgrade your cpu.
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Wedge I make Reavers my Bitch Posts: 2,704 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-03-2008, 10:12 AM
Does EVGA still give you the proper warranty if it's recertified?Â
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-03-2008, 10:13 AM
(10-03-2008, 10:12 AM)Wedge link Wrote: Does EVGA still give you the proper warranty if it's recertified? Nope, just 90 days. :-[ Ripped like paper raped with ease hey scrub nerd pyros suck on these |
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Wedge I make Reavers my Bitch Posts: 2,704 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-03-2008, 10:15 AM
(10-03-2008, 10:13 AM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: [quote author=Wedge link=topic=1522.msg42679#msg42679 date=1223046765] Nope, just 90 days. :-[ [/quote] Eh, might wanna settle for a normal 9800GT then. With that CPU, youl'd never notice the marginal increase in power the GPU has anyways. (09-11-2008, 05:11 PM)Dave link Wrote:i would totaly ride that gay ass dragon thing. |
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cbre88x Seabreeze: That Damn Sniper Posts: 2,835 Joined: Apr 2008 |
10-16-2008, 08:50 PM
You should look into one of the high end dual cores that posted on the Build a Rig Thread...a 3.1 dual for 97. I think it might be even cheaper on other websites.
 
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KarthXLR Free of STD's ... lolwut? Posts: 9,927 Joined: May 2008 |
10-18-2008, 02:43 AM
(10-16-2008, 08:50 PM)cbre88x link Wrote: You should look into one of the high end dual cores that posted on the Build a Rig Thread...a 3.1 dual for 97. I think it might be even cheaper on other websites.I'm not sure my motherboard can handle it. Plus, all I need is, like, a 2.6 GHz or something. That's a whole gigahert larger than my current one. |
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