EPTif you really need fully modular, you could try the silverstone ST60F-P, but i dunno about its performance
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Legatus Lanius
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if you really need fully modular, you could try the silverstone ST60F-P, but i dunno about its performance | ||
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Ingenol
United States1328 Posts
On April 12 2011 22:46 Legatus Lanius wrote: does fully modular really matter that much to you? theres only one cable ive got to hide and thats the spare 4+4 one, it really wont matter that much man. if you really need fully modular, you could try the silverstone ST60F-P, but i dunno about its performance It's not a deal-breaker, but I'm not sure there's reason to spend extra on a 750W PSU for a single GPU system. I should be okay with a quality 600W, no? | ||
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Legatus Lanius
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iirc, the xfx black is based off the seasonic m12d, and its a great psu, and pretty cheap too. you wont need all the wattage but its a better psu than the silverstone one | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Even a quality 500w unit will be capable of running a single 6950 but fully and semi modular ones usually don't start that low or come at a very high premium. Fully modular PSUs: Silverstone Strider Plus 600w @ $110 (42a on 12v, 3 year warranty) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256064 Seasonic X560 @ $125 (46a on 12v, 5 year warranty) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151098 Seasonic X650 @ $140 (54a on 12v, 5 year warranty) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088 Corsair AX750 @ $170 (62a on 12v, 7 year warranty) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016 Semi modular PSUs: Antec Truepower New 650W @ $80 (54a on 12v, 5 year warranty) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021 XFX XXX Edition 650W @ $89 (52a on 12v, 5 year warranty) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007 | ||
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nastyndog
United States43 Posts
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Legatus Lanius
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On April 12 2011 23:51 Legatus Lanius wrote: skyr, i dont think the tx v2 series is modular ops my bad =p | ||
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Ingenol
United States1328 Posts
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ForgottenOne
Romania236 Posts
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Legatus Lanius
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On April 13 2011 00:41 ForgottenOne wrote: Urgent: I am building my computer right now. The CPU cooler that comes in the box already has some thermal paste applied. Should I also apply some more? I'm thinking to replace the cooler in the future and don't want to have my CPU muddied with paste and not actually being cooled properly by the next cooler if I would add a second layer then. You do not need to apply thermal paste if it is already pre-applied. If you want to use your own aftermarket thermal paste, you'll need to remove the pre-applied thermal paste before applying yours. When you are replacing your heatsink, you should always remove the old thermal paste and apply a new layer. On April 13 2011 00:43 Legatus Lanius wrote: is the xxx edition the same as the black edition, just lower watts? i mean, same oem and all that? All of XFX's power supplies are made by Seasonic. | ||
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nastyndog
United States43 Posts
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arb
Noobville17922 Posts
Budget: 400$~ Resolution: 1024x768 What am i using it for: Play SC2 on medium ish settings with steady fps(current drops down to about 10 in big battles -.- Upgrade Cycle: year or two When do u plan on building it: Asap Overlocking: no help meeee :D | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Uh does this budget require an operating system? Is your RAM DDR3? What does maybe might need a PSU mean? Is your case ATX or mATX? ~$300 would get you a Core i3 2100, H61 / H67 motherboard, and a GTS 450 / Radeon 5770. | ||
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arb
Noobville17922 Posts
On April 13 2011 02:03 skyR wrote: @arb Uh does this budget require an operating system? Is your RAM DDR3? What does maybe might need a PSU mean? Is your case ATX or mATX? ~$300 would get you a Core i3 2100, H61 / H67 motherboard, and a GTS 450 / Radeon 5770. no i have an OS, but since im not tech savvy, where could i find the watts(?) of my power supply, to make sure it'd work with the gfx card or whatever im such a noob at computers =[ | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
So is your RAM DDR3? DDR2 and DDR3 are not interchangeable ... | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On April 13 2011 00:43 Legatus Lanius wrote: is the xxx edition the same as the black edition, just lower watts? i mean, same oem and all that? XXX edition and black edition are both by Seasonic, but the black edition is significantly better. They're different designs though. Black edition is their M12D, which is still really good--better in some ways than the X series even. It uses DC-DC to generate 3.3V/5V from 12V, unlike the traditional individual regulation of the XXX edition. The XXX edition is very good too, other than some really bad high 3.3V/5V with low 12V crossloading results. But those kinds of loads you'll never see on a modern computer, so it's safe. | ||
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arb
Noobville17922 Posts
On April 13 2011 02:11 skyR wrote: You would have to open up your computer and look at the label on the side of the power supply. If this is a prebuilt by Dell / HP than you are better off building an entirely new computer... power supplies that come with these are generally crap and the case is also generally crap. So is your RAM DDR3? DDR2 and DDR3 are not interchangeable ... its 3gig DDR2 power supply is industry standard 220 watt (i can assume ill be needing a new psu) | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On April 13 2011 08:49 arb wrote: its 3gig DDR2 power supply is industry standard 220 watt (i can assume ill be needing a new psu) So you would need a new everything except for the case, hdd, and dvd-drive. Total comes to $392 before mail in rebates: Core i3 2100 & Gigabyte H61M-D2P Bundle @ $192 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622953 Sapphire Radeon 5770 @ $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873 Antec Earthwatts 380W @ $40 ($25 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 Crucial 2x2GB @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262 | ||
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arb
Noobville17922 Posts
On April 13 2011 09:05 skyR wrote: So you would need a new everything except for the case, hdd, and dvd-drive. Total comes to $392 before mail in rebates: Core i3 2100 & Gigabyte H61M-D2P Bundle @ $192 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622953 Sapphire Radeon 5770 @ $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873 Antec Earthwatts 380W @ $40 ($25 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 Crucial 2x2GB @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262 Much much appreciated! :D | ||
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