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My CrossFire Pc Build 2008 cnt.

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DerekDRP

DerekDRP

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cnt, Means Continued :).

Anyways here is my pc I've purchased from new egg


and yes I do know some of you told me no on the psu but I'll upgrade the psu and the os just right before may ok.

22-148-262 HD 250G|ST 7K 16M SATA2 ST3250410AS 1 $69.99 $69.99
This item is serviced by the SeaGate. Please call 800 -732-4283 for service.

14-241-067 VGA GECUBE GC-HD3870XTG4-E3R HD3870 2 $249.99 $499.98


19-115-017 CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6600 2.40G 775 8M R 1 $279.99 $279.99
Intel (800)-628-8686 Please Verify Processor matches order Prior to installation. IMPORTANT: Always pack you CPU well for return. We will refuse your RMA if we received it as DAMAGED!

NOTE 17-190-012 has Volume Discount 1 $0.00 $0.00


NOTE 35-186-134 has Volume Discount 1 $0.00 $0.00


20-145-034 MEM 1Gx2|COR 240P TWIN2X2048-6400C4 1 $87.00 $87.00


35-186-134 CPUCOOLER|ARCTIC P4|ACFZ7-PRO R 1 $21.99 $21.99


17-190-012 PSU XION|XON-600F14R-201 600W RT 1 $114.99 $114.99


35-100-008 CPU THERMPASTE|ARCTIC SILVER5 12G% 1 $15.99 $15.99



Subtotal $1,089.93
Tax $0.00
Shipping and Handling charge $10.98
Amount Paid $1,100.91


And this mobo :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219

Then tomarow /later today I'm taking my case to my uncles house and I'm going to use his air compressor to really blow the dust out and do a few mods to the case.

Cut out the grid lines where the fan's are, cut out another fan hole, and have him help me install a 3 way power switch that you would see in the movie gone in 60 seconds...
 
NO!....

It could die before may, It doesn't matter if it still new it's a crap PSU.(and not worth $114)
 
JamesXP said:
NO!....

It could die before may, It doesn't matter if it still new it's a crap PSU.(and not worth $114)
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Do I care what you think? I've read all the reviews bout that psu and all the good reviews said it's a good psu for the price and it will last as long as I want it too.
 
DerekDRP said:
Do I care what you think? I've read all the reviews bout that psu and all the good reviews said it's a good psu for the price and it will last as long as I want it too.
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That was rather rude.

On the same token, I bought a 600W Pow-Max PSU and everyone here made there kapow-max jokes blah blah blah last time I was upgrading and listing my system specs and I've had it for over 3 years now (longer than being a member here) and it has run like a champ. It's just a fileserver now though as my Mac is my main system
 
FudgeNuggets said:
That was rather rude.

On the same token, I bought a 600W Pow-Max PSU and everyone here made there kapow-max jokes blah blah blah last time I was upgrading and listing my system specs and I've had it for over 3 years now (longer than being a member here) and it has run like a champ. It's just a fileserver now though as my Mac is my main system
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Very cool fudgenuggets, Well he was rude first.

Anyways FudgeMan I'm not supprised your nto a bluey or a greenie though... You all allways help people who are in need.
 
The Xclio is decent, but I wouldn't run Crossfire with it. No.

As far as Fudgenuggest goes; yeah, a 600W Powmax PSU might work 85% of the time. But were you running Crossfire or SLI with it? Albiet an Xclio is much better than a Powmax.

I used to work for a dealer that sold Powmax. Most, but not all, came back. Especially if you ran anything more than a "basic" system. And to top it off, they do it at about 60% efficiency so what you saved on a Powmax, you're giving to the electric company. ;)
 
JamesXP said:
Run with one card for 2mos?
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Not trying to be rude, but over half the reviews said their will be enough power to run both cards though?

Then again maybe I shouldn't beleive all the reviews, although they've never steered me wrong before...


I should be able to run a dvd rom drive, mother board, sound card, 2x video cards, 2 hard drives right?
 
Read what JonnyGURU said, he's a proper PSU reviewer, not just some randomer who posted a comment on newegg.
 
Derek, newegg reviews are worthless. I would not put much weight on them. I wish you had asked around here, or even searched for similar threads before making your choice. Powmax and Xion are poor choices for a dual GPU system. Although not as bad as Deer, Leadman comes a close second.

That being said, the comp in my lab runs on a Powmax, which has stood the test of time (almost 7 years now). But then, it looks reasonably well built on the inside (Rybycon and Matsu****a capacitors and a fair margin on the transistor/diode packs) plus the system it runs is a 5V based P3. Can't say that for newer units, which seem to be crap.
 
Hell no! Rocketfish = Dynex = Shenzen Chi Yuan = dodgy unit at a rip off price!

Pick up a Corsair HX620 instead from newegg.
 
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