Well I finally bit the bullet.

Brutal-Force · May 26, 2009

I went and found a Geforce GTX 260 OC MaXcore 55 for 160 dollars.

The only downside is having never had a decent video card, I didn't realize the ramifications of an inadequate power supply. I ended spending another 100 dollars on a Corsair Power Supply, so I wasn't too happy about that.

PhysX · May 26, 2009

yeah

Brutal-Force · May 26, 2009

Please close thread, posted in wrong area.

Adhoc · May 26, 2009

... um... we could just move it right?

ryanmartini · May 26, 2009

Yeah but a good PSU is a wonderful investment.

gvguy39 · Jun 5, 2009

Yea, PSU's are probably the most overlooked and least thought about component of the whole system. When building a new system, I think people pour over the cpu, mobo, memory, HD's and throw in a PSU in the last minute.

baditude_df · Jun 5, 2009

gvguy39 said:
Yea, PSU's are probably the most overlooked and least thought about component of the whole system. When building a new system, I think people pour over the cpu, mobo, memory, HD's and throw in a PSU in the last minute.

Seems that way, but typically with inexperienced builders I find. Too bad since it's the most important component.

Naked Mole Rat · Jun 5, 2009

Brutal-Force said:
I went and found a Geforce GTX 260 OC MaXcore 55 for 160 dollars.

The only downside is having never had a decent video card, I didn't realize the ramifications of an inadequate power supply. I ended spending another 100 dollars on a Corsair Power Supply, so I wasn't too happy about that.

ninja edit: Poor PSU's.. they must feel like the red headed step child.

You should LOVE the Corsair though, good decision, great quality, reliable. I own the 520HX or TX, whichever.

MonkeyMhz · Jun 5, 2009

Heh, yea, the rig I get tomorrow is the first time were I'm gonna end up with a high end GPU.

However, I did my homework, Corsair 850w. = D

benbaked · Jun 5, 2009

gvguy39 said:
Yea, PSU's are probably the most overlooked and least thought about component of the whole system. When building a new system, I think people pour over the cpu, mobo, memory, HD's and throw in a PSU in the last minute.

baditude_df said:
Seems that way, but typically with inexperienced builders I find. Too bad since it's the most important component.

Definitely. A lot of people skimp on the power supply without realizing just how vital it is, especially when overclocking, or running full loads. It is particularly painful to see members of our folding team fall into that line of thinking, like trying to power three GTXs off of a P.O.S. PSU, and then replacing it with another crappy PSU after the previous one died. :bang head

Well I finally bit the bullet.

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