Hey, one quick question.
Building a new PC, and have just had some late night aspirations. Want to add a few new things for a decent gaming rig. I was wondering if someone could match a PSU wattage to the following cards.
9600GT 512MB GDDR3 650MHZ Clock
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9800GTX 512MB GDDR3 675MHZ Clock (2200mhz memory, 1688 shader)
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Firstly, if anyone else has any other suggestions that are preferrably no more than £150 (purchase in the UK only), I would be happy to hear them. The max I am willing to pay for a GPU is £200 (give or take a fiver). I have a Core 2 Duo 3.16Ghz processor, and 3gb 800Mhz DDR2 RAM. 1333Mhz is too expensive at £240 for no visible performance increase! Must play Crysis with a breeze and be ready for future games (am running Crysis on a Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz, Mobility Radeon X1700 atm - occasional loss of 2 or 3 frames, but generally good - 2gb ram on an Asus V1JP-AK028E. Never expected Crysis from it, but what a surprise!)
I have been told that 600W is probably good, but I don't entirely trust the source. I want them running stable. They also have 2 other SATA drives, and 2 SATA DVD drives, so this needs to be accomodated. I would also prefer something with a blue LED fan if they have one, if not, red would also be OK. I have the Antec 900 gaming case, and the PSU is mounted at the rear on the bottom of the case, so the fan will be exposed, and in full view of the side window.
Finally, I have heard that Asus motherboards are the way to go. Is this just personal choice, or is there some kind of logic there too, and if there is, which manufacturer would you guys recommend?
Thanks for any and all help anyone can provide.
Building a new PC, and have just had some late night aspirations. Want to add a few new things for a decent gaming rig. I was wondering if someone could match a PSU wattage to the following cards.
9600GT 512MB GDDR3 650MHZ Clock
Ebuyer Product Page
9800GTX 512MB GDDR3 675MHZ Clock (2200mhz memory, 1688 shader)
Ebuyer Product Page
Firstly, if anyone else has any other suggestions that are preferrably no more than £150 (purchase in the UK only), I would be happy to hear them. The max I am willing to pay for a GPU is £200 (give or take a fiver). I have a Core 2 Duo 3.16Ghz processor, and 3gb 800Mhz DDR2 RAM. 1333Mhz is too expensive at £240 for no visible performance increase! Must play Crysis with a breeze and be ready for future games (am running Crysis on a Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz, Mobility Radeon X1700 atm - occasional loss of 2 or 3 frames, but generally good - 2gb ram on an Asus V1JP-AK028E. Never expected Crysis from it, but what a surprise!)
I have been told that 600W is probably good, but I don't entirely trust the source. I want them running stable. They also have 2 other SATA drives, and 2 SATA DVD drives, so this needs to be accomodated. I would also prefer something with a blue LED fan if they have one, if not, red would also be OK. I have the Antec 900 gaming case, and the PSU is mounted at the rear on the bottom of the case, so the fan will be exposed, and in full view of the side window.
Finally, I have heard that Asus motherboards are the way to go. Is this just personal choice, or is there some kind of logic there too, and if there is, which manufacturer would you guys recommend?
Thanks for any and all help anyone can provide.
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