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A 1GB one.
Cheap as you like, doesn't make a great difference, all have near identical performance for ridiculous price premiums.
The TX 650 is £70 including the VAT, £60 without.
Just fitted my new one today. I've just got a very similar setup to the one stulid suggested (cheers again stulid) but I've had to get the PSU to be sure the GTX 470 SOC will run okay when it arrives.
Just fitted my new one today. I've just got a very similar setup to the one stulid suggested (cheers again stulid) but I've had to get the PSU to be sure the GTX 470 SOC will run okay when it arrives.
the Antec new truepower 650w - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088 is £73, modular and also a Seasonic built unit, and has four pci-e connectors (2X 6+2pin and 2X 6pin)
That antec looks pretty good. also you suggested:
It has a 16mb cache as opposed to the western digital i chose which has a 32mb cache, and they are almost the same price.. why is the f3 better?
It has a 16mb cache as opposed to the western digital i chose which has a 32mb cache, and they are almost the same price.. why is the f3 better?
That particular western digital drive is a eco friendly/save the orphans/uses slightly less watts version, it actually doesnt run at 7400rpm like most performance drives(raptors/velociraptors are 10,000rpm) instead its usually 5400rpm.
this round-up shows performance of most of the main players on the market - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/500gb-hdd-roundup.html
this round-up shows performance of most of the main players on the market - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/500gb-hdd-roundup.html
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ok ill get the f3. One more thing just to check before i buy. Will prices be less in january? should i wait till then or not? ive been keeping my eye on some products and it seems there price has been increasing the closer we get to the 25th
Last thing - ive come down to my choice of which 460 gtx to get. Its between the palit 460 1gb and the gigabyte 460 1gb. The gigabyte has a 715mhz clock as opposed to the palits 700mhz, however the palit has an hdmi output aswell as a VGA, when the gigabyte has a mini hdmi and no vga. Im still using an old school vga monitor but will upgrade soon. So i dont know which card to get basically. does mini hdmi differ from hdmi a lot or not really