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Hi Guys,
Ive just joined this forum as im planning on building my first gaming PC – as my aging Dell 8400 just doesn’t cut the mustard anymore with the new games. Apart from adding extra RAM and replacing the graphics card with a Radeon X800, im a total n00b when it comes to this sort of thing – so please bear with me.
Ive kind of planned on a budget of £700-800 all in – I realised that wont build the ultimate, but should be a good basis, and something i could upgrade in the future.
I’ll be gradually acquiring the parts before getting my mate to help me build it – and Ive decided to start with the case & PSU.
I like the classy look of the Antec’s, and i want something that will last me for years - im torn between the P182 (c£100 without PSU) and the P190 (£230 with 650w+550w PSU).
Questions…
-I kind of think the P190 might be overkill, and probably too pricy for my overall budget – agree?
-I heard the dual PSU of the P190 isnt a great idea
-Will the P182 comfortably fit one of the latest Gfx cards – say a 9800GTX?
-I heard it can be difficult to find a PSU that stretches to meet the motherboard on the P182 – can anyone recommend a PSU for c.£70-80 that pumps out 700w that will suit the P182?
Im sure I’ll have loads more questions, so apologies in advance!
Chris
Ive just joined this forum as im planning on building my first gaming PC – as my aging Dell 8400 just doesn’t cut the mustard anymore with the new games. Apart from adding extra RAM and replacing the graphics card with a Radeon X800, im a total n00b when it comes to this sort of thing – so please bear with me.
Ive kind of planned on a budget of £700-800 all in – I realised that wont build the ultimate, but should be a good basis, and something i could upgrade in the future.
I’ll be gradually acquiring the parts before getting my mate to help me build it – and Ive decided to start with the case & PSU.
I like the classy look of the Antec’s, and i want something that will last me for years - im torn between the P182 (c£100 without PSU) and the P190 (£230 with 650w+550w PSU).
Questions…
-I kind of think the P190 might be overkill, and probably too pricy for my overall budget – agree?
-I heard the dual PSU of the P190 isnt a great idea
-Will the P182 comfortably fit one of the latest Gfx cards – say a 9800GTX?
-I heard it can be difficult to find a PSU that stretches to meet the motherboard on the P182 – can anyone recommend a PSU for c.£70-80 that pumps out 700w that will suit the P182?
Im sure I’ll have loads more questions, so apologies in advance!
Chris
