Compatability question

Yozz76 · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:22

Ordered and have now received the following to put a system together for my daughter: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-212-OK&groupid=701&catid=110&subcat=

(It turned up housed within a CoolerMaster Elite case, I'm assuming this is a better quality case and I don't really have an issue with it. However, my daughter pulled a face as she she liked the look of the Akasa. I have convinced her now that the CoolerMaster is good enough and will leave it at that but would like to suggest that OcUK change their product image and description if it is a stock issue)

The bigger issue for me is following a discussion with my brother on the telephone just now. He insists that the 400w Corsair PSU is not good enough for the components I will be installing and in particular the GPU. The components I shall be installing are as follows and I would like you to reassure me that the PSU will be fine?

E6400 cpu
BFG 8800gt gpu
4 gig of OCZ PC2-6400 memory
A Maxtor 6V300F0 hard drive
Akasa Cool Blue cpu cooler
Choice of Sony or LiteOn dvd r/w

stulid · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:25

That psu is fine for that

Apachegunface · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:26

Hes talking rhubarb! Will be fine

RJC · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:27

PSU will not break a sweat running your system

Essexraptor · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:36

The tech specs that I could find state the single 12v rail as having 30 amps on it.

http://www.corsair.com/products/cx/default.aspx

This link that I found for you (NVIDIA forum) states that as long as you have at least 24 amps you should be fine?

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=49662

reflux · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:40

It will be fine, that system will not draw much power.

Yozz76 · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:41

Cheers guys, so much for our kid being a PC expert - god help the NHS!

What do you think about the case being different from the product description and am I correct to assume that the CoolerMaster is porobably better quality?

Morlock · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:48

The Coolermaster is definitely a better quality case.

Essexraptor · 27 Jan 2010 at 22:00

Suprised you were not contacted if it was a nil stock issue?

looks like they have substituted a similiar cost case but one I feel is a better build quality to cost than the Akasa

Morlock · 27 Jan 2010 at 22:15

Essexraptor said:
Suprised you were not contacted if it was a nil stock issue?

It is a bit slack of OcUK, the style of case was important, and Yozz76 has every right to return the PC at OcUK's expense. I would complain about it if my daughter was not happy.

Apachegunface · 27 Jan 2010 at 22:20

They do this with a few things. Dont get me wrong, I've never had a bad experience with Overclockers, everything has always been delivered on time and in perfect working order, however, an Ati 4890 I bought a few weeks ago was not the one in the picture but was a Peak card with an arctic cooler on it! I wasn't bothered, as it's an ok card but others might have been!