beamthegreat
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thanks for the replies. I'll build one before halloween.
Have fun with that build...and i love your profile pic...Ikaros with k701?
Help guys!! I need to know how many watts I need to have to power my PC and a budget motherboard (hopefully under 100$). Here are the things that I have in mind.
CPU AMD PHENOM x4 945 3.0 GHZ
GPU ATI 5870
Harddrive 1 tb 7400
ram 4gb
motherboard ???
psu ???
thanks.
At this point, 750W is a minimum for any decent PC....Any suggestions?
At this point, 750W is a minimum for any decent PC. PSU prices have dropped significantly and there isn't really any reason not to have enough power just in case you want to upgrade.
So. I'm thinking about building a new PC. I've been pretty bored lately and as much as I love my Macbook Pro, I miss having a PC too.
Grrrr.
So much new tech has been coming out since I built my last PC for a friend when C2D/C2Q were still king.
Any suggestions?
For CPU, get like an i5 or i7 or 6 core AMD. For GPU, get like a 5770 or better...nVidia isnt really worth the price haha..and like 6GB of DDR3 1600MHz ramand for PSU u can decide on that haha
For CPU, get like an i5 or i7 or 6 core AMD. For GPU, get like a 5770 or better...nVidia isnt really worth the price haha..and like 6GB of DDR3 1600MHz ramand for PSU u can decide on that haha
If you mean a clocked i7/x58/470 SLI setup, then yes that would be the minimum for a "decent" PSU.
Tech Report's system guide would be a good place to start.
Was going to comment on that....power supply efficiencies change depending on the load. If you massively oversize the power supply there's a decent chance your system will use more power than with a smaller power supply that's more efficient at the given load.
I am pretty sure a decent 650w PSU will run most single card solutions...
If you plan on upgrading to a dual GPU solution then sure.
That's like saying Intel isn't worth the price. Sure it is more expensive but if you look at the benches then it is well worth it. I would have bought the GTX460 over my darned 5770 if it was out when I was buying parts.
Definitely 5770 or better though. My 5770 (OC'ed) runs most new games on high with a little (2x or 4x usually) AA without it getting too hot.