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KarthXLR
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#1
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. Tongue

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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#2
10-02-2008, 03:33 PM

Nice looking psu
let me know it works out for you.



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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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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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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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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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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 Tongue). 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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#8
10-03-2008, 12:45 AM

my 9500 quadcore is my bottleneck :Smile...definitely upgrade your cpu.



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10-03-2008, 10:12 AM

Does EVGA still give you the proper warranty if it's recertified? 


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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. :-[


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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]
Does EVGA still give you the proper warranty if it's recertified? 

Nope, just 90 days. :-[
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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.


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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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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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