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Final thoughs before i order
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If it still says 3 in stock then that shouldn't be a problem then, surely?
Unless they have sold out. No ETA means they aren't expecting to get any more in- ever. To be fair you'd do alright with an alternative, at that price point they all perform more than decently for any game you can throw at them.
Unless they have sold out. No ETA means they aren't expecting to get any more in- ever. To be fair you'd do alright with an alternative, at that price point they all perform more than decently for any game you can throw at them.
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Ah, yeah that does suck... I'd say you have three courses of action then.
1) Get the VFX
2) Jump to Nvidia and get something like a 470
3) Stick with ATI and run with the 6870
1) Get the VFX
2) Jump to Nvidia and get something like a 470
3) Stick with ATI and run with the 6870
Google XFX 5870 and you will find one for £179 delivered.
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I have had the original one(not 'new') for three years and it hasn't missed a beat. Great buy and quite quiet too.
Looks good to me mate, i'd get this psu instead:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=ca-003-xf&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
why? well this will allow you to sli in the future with room to spear, if you go for that cx 600w your going to be closer to its limits compared the the xfx one in the link above. it's also 85+ efficient compared to the 80% on the corsair cx, which imo is aimed at the lower end pc builds. the xfx psu also won the hardwareheaven silver/value award. the corsair equivalent would be the tx series which are also good.
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ies-650w-750w-and-850w-review-conclusion.html
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=ca-003-xf&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
why? well this will allow you to sli in the future with room to spear, if you go for that cx 600w your going to be closer to its limits compared the the xfx one in the link above. it's also 85+ efficient compared to the 80% on the corsair cx, which imo is aimed at the lower end pc builds. the xfx psu also won the hardwareheaven silver/value award. the corsair equivalent would be the tx series which are also good.
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ies-650w-750w-and-850w-review-conclusion.html
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I love that people are linking what PSU to buy but giving no actual reason for it.
Take me for example, I have a 5 year old Akasa 430W PSU powering my system, it cost £45 and is silent, it runs 24/7 and supplies power to an Gigabyte P35-DQ6, [email protected], 4 Sticks of DDR2 RAM, a Radeon 5770, 2x DVD-RW's, and 7x 3.5" Hard drives oh and a SATA RAID card., almost forgot 5x 120mm fans.
I am not saying he doesn't need 600W, I want to know why people just randomly chose PSU with out giving a reason, post count or just bored?
Take me for example, I have a 5 year old Akasa 430W PSU powering my system, it cost £45 and is silent, it runs 24/7 and supplies power to an Gigabyte P35-DQ6, [email protected], 4 Sticks of DDR2 RAM, a Radeon 5770, 2x DVD-RW's, and 7x 3.5" Hard drives oh and a SATA RAID card., almost forgot 5x 120mm fans.
I am not saying he doesn't need 600W, I want to know why people just randomly chose PSU with out giving a reason, post count or just bored?
Will also have to say this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-103-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
Can overlock past the 5870 and if you are worried about VTX then MSI is the same manufacturer as the card you were already thinking about purchasing.
Not sure how Ocuk got more stock of this tbh.
Can overlock past the 5870 and if you are worried about VTX then MSI is the same manufacturer as the card you were already thinking about purchasing.
Not sure how Ocuk got more stock of this tbh.
First thing I always look at is 12v rail rating and i wouldn't even be looking at power supplies with under 5 year warranty's.
The biggest reason to buy corsair is the fantastic albeit £18-£20 to send to the netherlands RMA service.
I got an Hx 650 has about 6 years left on warranty and I know if it ever breaks or even deteriorates as power supplies do over the years, I can get a brand new sealed replacement unit from corsair within 7 days.
Corsair TX 650W is a good solid buy as is the antec but I would investigate antecs latest rma policy with regards their power supplies.
The biggest reason to buy corsair is the fantastic albeit £18-£20 to send to the netherlands RMA service.
I got an Hx 650 has about 6 years left on warranty and I know if it ever breaks or even deteriorates as power supplies do over the years, I can get a brand new sealed replacement unit from corsair within 7 days.
Corsair TX 650W is a good solid buy as is the antec but I would investigate antecs latest rma policy with regards their power supplies.
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does ur mobo support SLI, get 2x 460 
Ok then, Asus P5q-e, q6600 @3.4, 4 x 2g pc 8500, 1 250g Hitachi Sata + 2 x 2 TB Samsung Sata HD's, DVD-RW, xfi fatality, pcie usb3,Ati Hd 5870, Nvidia 9800gt, Icy box Sata quick release, 4 x Fan controller bay, memory card reader, 5 x 120mm fans. All powered by Antec 650 neo power.
Not for post count or bored but trying to help, like other people have helped me here, I was just trying to point out that the PSU quoted is just good.
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