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Petition for a sticky GFX Vs PSU thread.

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With all these new power hungry graphics cards and SLI or Crossfire, should we ask for a sticky recommending PSU's? Also include user confirmed setups that work fine. Just that I see forthcoming many people asking the same questions me being one of them now.

I own an Antec true power 2.0 550watts, I already have 2 raptors and 1 sata drive, I will upgrade my main system to a core duo E6600 and probably the 8800GTX. So can this PSU cope with the new load?

Thanks
 
i remember reading something about a cap on the number of stickys in a forum, not sure.

Imo, it would be a good idea, would help out everyone. :)

Though both companies cover basic requirements quite well.
 
The 2 graphic lords may give you basic requirements on PSU's but its real life setups we all want to know, many of us are running RAID's, multiple Hard Drive setups or heavily modded systems.
 
getting out of hand this psu requirements with ati and nvidia competing i mean a 1000w

it is getting very elitist again this is not good news as it puts of people who would maybe be willing to part with £150 for a gfx card then they find out they need another £50 at least for a decent psu

i am even considering a xbox 360 now and i have not had a console since the megadrive

hope it calms down when they bring out mid range dx10 gpus
 
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RobertN said:
getting out of hand this psu requirements with ati and nvidia competing i mean a 1000w

it is getting very elitist again this is not good news as it puts of people who would maybe be willing to part with £150 for a gfx card then they find out they need another £50 at least for a decent psu

i am even considering a xbox 360 now and i have not had a console since the megadrive

hope it calms down when they bring out mid range dx10 gpus
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Yeah but if u wait 6months or a year thats 2 generations behind latest and u will still have an awesomely powerful graphics card; unless u bought a £500 widescreen which needs the latest kit to run the latest games.

Also I tend to play the same games for quite a time and so my requirements dont change much.

If u want to compete with 3dmark score then you have no choice to spend excessive amounts on the latest hardware but its not required.
 
Coolasmoo said:
Well ATi covers that base pretty well

http://ati.amd.com/technology/crossfire/buildyourown2.html


:)

Im sure Nvidia have a list up somewhere
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Thats a fairly short list - doesnt even mention tagan.


Doesnt mention the amazing qtecs either
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A good PSU explanation would be really handy or at least a link to some decent articles, it is getting tiring having to explain to the nth hundred person that wattage is not the only indicator of power, calculators can't be relied on and you can't assume you can just add up the +12v rails :p
 
I'm well aware wattage is no perfect indicator of power. However, if you buy a good brand & its an upto date PSU, it is the only guide you are going to get. It won't help someone with a hefty PSU built before so much 12v power was required. But a calculator like the one I posted a link to, will help people deciding if they need to buy a 600w or 700w psu, for example. :p
 
Jay_t said:
it is the only guide you are going to get. :p
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The value to be concerned with is the combined 12v wattage, this is usually quite easy to find. Its the single best indicator of a PSU suitability for a given application, even with older PSU. The trouble with online calculators is that they make no differential between loading on separate voltage rails. A total wattage is next to useless. The other main problems are power diversity, not everything runs at once. And peak loads, devices often consume a good deal more during start up.
 
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