Not enough cables for components

Ploppy2k3 · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:04

Acme said:
which then caught fire a little.

ROFL.

that just sounds like a Douglas Adams quote.

In the beginning there was absolutely nothing. Then it exploded.

DiNZi · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:11

Ploppy2k3 said:
depending on what GFX you go for you may then need a new PSU after all.

It will be the one below.

SAPPHIRE HD 6450 1GB DDR3 FleX
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1086&lid=1&pid=1414

I've got small LG LCD TV in my room which will now use the HDMI that previously was using DVI and the two DVI's will be for my dual screen setup.

I have this card currently installed.

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB

On the Sapphire website it says requirements is 400 watts PSU, and I've got a 350 watts PSU, but apparently I should be ok.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18609244

Akagi · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:14

Yeah I can't see that being a problem.

Ploppy2k3 · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:18

yup thats OK.

I was only mentioning it in case you were going to throw a 780Ti or a 290X in there.

DiNZi · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:22

Ploppy2k3 said:
yup thats OK.

I was only mentioning it in case you were going to throw a 780Ti or a 290X in there.

Ha ha, I've just spent around £500-600 on a small home cinema setup and I've always wanted dual screens as sometimes I work from home and it can be a headache trying to look at two things at the same time.

Luckily the monitor that came with the Dell, the Dell E207WFPc a 20.1 LCD Widescreen are still available on eBay used in good condition so I'm picking one of those up.

I managed to pinch some fans from some of the desktops we killed off at work, so maybe when I open up my PC on Saturday I can find space to fit those so everything is that bit more cooler.

This is probably the best I'm gonna get at it's price of under £40 for the graphics card, with x2 DVI and x1 HDMI.