sg05 atx psu mod
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My rig has been postponed due to finances, but if you look in my sig that's about as far as you can push the GPU on the stock 450W PSU for the SG05-450 - Sapphire Radeon 6950 2GB revision 2 (doesn't need cutting the case either).
Miahallen's MAX11L which inspired my rig did have a GTX480 (with some case mods), but after extensive testing it seemed a little too much for the 450W PSU.
There's a few worklogs for ATX PSU mods around - go Google - but to be honest I don't see much point when you have the SG07 available. By the time you've bought the SG05, cut it up, bought and dropped in a decent PSU just so you can fit a graphics card that will almost certainly be too big anyway you could've just got the SG07 with its 600W PSU and fit anything in it.
Of course I fully support modding for the sheer hell of it!
Miahallen's MAX11L which inspired my rig did have a GTX480 (with some case mods), but after extensive testing it seemed a little too much for the 450W PSU.
There's a few worklogs for ATX PSU mods around - go Google - but to be honest I don't see much point when you have the SG07 available. By the time you've bought the SG05, cut it up, bought and dropped in a decent PSU just so you can fit a graphics card that will almost certainly be too big anyway you could've just got the SG07 with its 600W PSU and fit anything in it.
Of course I fully support modding for the sheer hell of it!
wondering if id actually need an atx psu to be honest..
cpu is rated at max 95w tdp
single sata hdd
either a 6950 or 560ti (best can get in there at the moment from reading up, looks like the ati is better just about by a few fps, but id still preffer physx/cuda potentially)
also tute mentioned his ati was loud, which id like to try and avoid possibly...
h50 (potentially)
2x4gb ocz gold
may i ask how far you've got with your build?
cpu is rated at max 95w tdp
single sata hdd
either a 6950 or 560ti (best can get in there at the moment from reading up, looks like the ati is better just about by a few fps, but id still preffer physx/cuda potentially)
also tute mentioned his ati was loud, which id like to try and avoid possibly...
h50 (potentially)
2x4gb ocz gold
may i ask how far you've got with your build?
My build has gone no further than lots of planning, an updated sig and moping around because I can't afford it any more.
I'd recommend the H60 over the H50 though - slightly better performance but a lot quieter. Apparently the Antec Kuhler 620 is better still, but personally I don't trust those rubber hoses - don't fancy the coolant evaporating on me a year down the line.
But yeah you're looking at similar spec to me so the Silverstone 450W will be fine.
I'd recommend the H60 over the H50 though - slightly better performance but a lot quieter. Apparently the Antec Kuhler 620 is better still, but personally I don't trust those rubber hoses - don't fancy the coolant evaporating on me a year down the line.
But yeah you're looking at similar spec to me so the Silverstone 450W will be fine.
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