Enough power with this rig?

Rollingskies

Rollingskies

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I asked on here not long ago about a rig and I'm kinda waiting around unsure when to buy and what to buy.
If this rig is suitable and compatible, what I want to know is if I can run it with my current power supply. My current PSU is an Enermax Noisetaker 485W (has a PCI-Express 6P for the video card). If you need any more info on it I can give it.


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I'd rather the budget was £400 as I need to buy a monitor and at some point I want to update to Vista. The HD 3850 Pro 512MB appears to be good, but I don't know if I can do better. This link is very useful:
http://www.overclock.net/graphics-cards-general/270292-graphics-card-ranking-3rd-time-s.html

So is PSU good? Is rig good? I wish to play high demanding games.
 
Wow I'm shocked that the PSU is enough to power that Quad processor. I was convinced it wasn't. Doesn't the CPU come with its own little tower built on top? I have several big fans (not being used) inside my computer case. If I need something extra I'd appreciate a pointer. :)
Any opinions on that graphics card too?
 
You need to buy a retail version of that CPU (~£5 more) if you want it come come with a heatsink and fan or you can select a socket 775 cooler from the aftermarket range that OcUK do. Since I'm guessing you aren't much of an overclocker I'd simply go with the retail CPU, the supplied cooler will be easily sufficient for your needs.

The PSU is from a good brand and is of a decent wattage, the graphics card isn't the most demanding in power terms so it should be fine.

The graphics card is pretty decent, a distance away from the top end but given the price you'd have to expect that. It should play most current games with aplomb. :)

//edit that cooler would be compatible but I don't know how capable it is, in the circumstances I'd probably still stick with the retail version and supplied cooler.
 
Ah thanks; silly me! I see what you mean now. I didn't pay any attention to the pics. I'm no overclocker and far from being an expert in any department; could you do anything better with £400?
 
I dont think you really need a quad for "high demanding games" for quite some time, you could save about £40 and get a E6750 (2.66GHz core 2 duo).
 
As fobose says for just gaming then you might be better with a high end dual core, this also comes with a better graphics card but it is slightly over budget. If the £400 is really important then you could pick an E6550 instead. :)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £49.98
(£58.72)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Sub Total : £345.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £62.11
Total : £417.01
 
For the additional cost I think it is worth while for the extra performance you would get during gaming :)
 
I see. I thought the processor would have contributed more. Thanks a bunch. Are you guys sure my PSU WILL provide the fire for that card though? It must be much more demanding.
 
My spec in sig requires a 341w PSU (+ extra hard drive, loads of USB devices, fans, fan controller etc...) and thats using an online wattage calculator, which always over compensates.
 
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