What do you think of my new rig?

[scarface]

I am upgrading my pc, since my mobo died and I will be getting the following parts

Quad core Q6600 1066MHZ 8mb cache 2.4ghz g0 Stepping
Asus P5k-E motherboard
2GB Corsair XMS Cas 4 TwinX
BFG 8800GTS 512MB OC

Kelli dilemma kbira nixtrix il quad core jew l-6850 imma fl-ahhar iddecidejt al quad

[G-lock]

nice setup . what psu ? make sure its over 750 W .

[hex4]

wholy crap :D

6 months ohra itfalu 2GB ohra jew opt for DDR3

[scarface]

525W PSU , qed jinkwitani ftit pero mux se namel hsara billi nipprova bih. Mux xi psu cheap, ax Hiper u andi 37A fuq il-12v rails

fil-kaz corsair hx620 nixxi , imma jekk nista niffrankhom dejjem ahjar !

[Stewwi]

I blew my 525w psu with a similar setup...

Now im running with 650W without any probs.

[scarface]

I blew my 525w psu with a similar setup...

Now im running with 650W without any probs.

what was the psu ?

[il-mouzer]

jin adni kif xtrajt eXtreme Power Duo 650W mand scan

habba l-8800GT ax il PSU ta qabel ma kienx jiflaha -_-

[johnmaclane]

525 should be just fine... if your worried go for 600 but past that its a waste

[G-lock]

525 should be just fine... if your worried go for 600 but past that its a waste

waste of what imma ? money ?

because i personally would prefer to spend a little extra on a powerful psu which is future proof in terms of upgrade . say in 2 yrs he decides to scrap his 8800 for a 9800gtx for example , would the 9800gtx handle 525 W ?

[scarface]

waste of what imma ? money ?

because i personally would prefer to spend a little extra on a powerful psu which is future proof in terms of upgrade . say in 2 yrs he decides to scrap his 8800 for a 9800gtx for example , would the 9800gtx handle 525 W ?

600w nahseb andu ragun glock, nahseb li hija waste.

ax naqbel miek, pero biex ma tkunx waste trid tixxi xi 800w..which costs around lm70 to get a decent .. something which i didnt include in my budget :(

[johnmaclane]

waste of what imma ? money ?

because i personally would prefer to spend a little extra on a powerful psu which is future proof in terms of upgrade . say in 2 yrs he decides to scrap his 8800 for a 9800gtx for example , would the 9800gtx handle 525 W ?


because going over with a switched mode supply is bad, your meant to draw the load line across half or maybe 2/3 the capacity of the supply, whats the point of an 800w supply if your loads on idle are in the 100w? and max power maybe 300? Not only so but generally the load requirements for graphics cards are for the Ampere ratings. Dont forget that even at 100w a PSU cant power down sections of its hardware to compensate for the waste.

Now i dont know the exact way the PSU's used today work but on most supplies or circuits ideally you want a suitable operating point depending on the power to be outputted. Now this is coming from common sense and schooling, Anandtech (good review site) also has been commenting on this "power craze" going on and although not giving reasoning behind why going overboard on PSU's is bad (apart from the obvious) they are generally reputable.

Regarding newer cards.. well i remember running a 6800GT and P4 3.0GHZ on a high quality antec 350w supply without issues, why? good ampere rating and even at full load the system doesn't go over 300w of usage.

Also do not forget i think considering the trend of CPU power to go Down and not up, cards would follow suit, Not to add taking into consideration maybe Scarface wont upgrade often and the industry decides to change the ATX connector.. that PSU might still run the system but out of spec so would it be really worth.

I think for scar a Good 600w supply with a very good 12v line Ampere rating is the sweet spot.

PS i dont think scar is the type to go for the GTX megawaste

EDIT- ragarding the supply i dont really know if hiper are good so ill post two quick links.

http://www.ultramalta.com/light2.jsp?id=708

thats a multi railed OCZ supply with a very good efficiency..

Or if you want the best of the best which is a lil noisy

http://www.ultramalta.com/light2.jsp?id=849

these are the best power supplies around they compete with Zippy and has a massive 49A on a single 12v line.

[scarface]

http://www.caseclosed.co.uk/article_content/roundups/citrusc/hipergroup_psus/images/large/525wlownoise/stats.jpg


this is my psu label , i think it has good 12v rails

[johnmaclane]

Ma nafx man never used hiper and never saw a review of them, on the OCZ have a good reputation for components used and the PC power and cooling is simply the best.

[G-lock]

because going over with a switched mode supply is bad, your meant to draw the load line across half or maybe 2/3 the capacity of the supply, whats the point of an 800w supply if your loads on idle are in the 100w? and max power maybe 300? Not only so but generally the load requirements for graphics cards are for the Ampere ratings. Dont forget that even at 100w a PSU cant power down sections of its hardware to compensate for the waste.
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yes you are right about the 12v rail being the most important etc but are you including fans , drives etc ? dont they use up a lot of wattage ?

[johnmaclane]

fan power ratings are 0.x W and generally drives 5w at best...

the 300w max power is generally the machine as a whole

[G-lock]

fan power ratings are 0.x W and generally drives 5w at best...

the 300w max power is generally the machine as a whole

so why may i ask do they make such high wattage psu `s ? what is the reason if PC`s are limited to 300w or maybe 350w ?

[johnmaclane]

SLI systems, multu cpu configurations and most importantly "bigger is better" mentality.

[Liquid]

so you have where to spend your money most of the time

[cabb.]

wait for penryn.. the current cpus will go way cheaper, whilst the new cpus will have a great performance over the ones we have on the market atm.

[billy]

thy shall never wait for new hardware

[PeR0XiDe]

thy shall never wait for new hardware

Exactly, lol. there's always something better that will come out

[scarface]

thy shall never wait for new hardware

smajt liquid ? :p

[G-lock]

EDIT- ragarding the supply i dont really know if hiper are good so ill post two quick links.

http://www.ultramalta.com/light2.jsp?id=708

thats a multi railed OCZ supply with a very good efficiency..

Or if you want the best of the best which is a lil noisy

http://www.ultramalta.com/light2.jsp?id=849

these are the best power supplies around they compete with Zippy and has a massive 49A on a single 12v line.

if you had to decide on which psu to run a quad core 2.4 cpu , 8800gtx and 2gb ocz reaper setup , which one would you get , the ocz or the pc power and cooling ?

[johnmaclane]

well for starts id tell you to lay off the GTX, really the card doesnt shine in my books.

If you want the best the PC power and cooler is just that.. thing is they use an 80mm fan which is niosy, very heavy cording and no fancies

[Liquid]

smajt liquid ? :p

jien etlek ha nistena il penryn li irrid ax namel upgrade darba kull 3-5years aktar lejn 5yr, u etlek li jista johrog li irrid ax dak gej issa :p