Bought a PNY 9800gtx+ for dirt...worth upgrading psu?

Vizy

Vizy

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hey guys,

So i bought a PNY XLR8 9800gtx+ for a grand total of $40 from a friend. Sort of like a belated christmas present that i had to pay for :P

I currently have a 9600gt factory OCed by XFX. My PSU will not currently handle the 9800gtx+. My cpu is a 6000+ x2 stock clocks and i have 2gb of ram. My 9600gt can handle the games i play i right now, so there really wasn't any need for the 9800gtx+ to get into the picture, but hey, it's here right? Is it worth upgrading my PSU? I plan to upgrade my mobo withing a month, so i might SLI the 9800 also. Any recommendations for a good psu? But no newegg guys, sorry :(

I will be buying instore from frys. Most stuff found on their site (http://shop4.frys.com/search?query_...y=p03a&cat=-51724&pType=pDisplay&from=0&to=24) can be found in store so any recommendations for a psu on that page?
 
What's your current PSU? Also, if you're fine with the 9600GT, there'd be no point in SLi'ing the 9800GTX+'s
 
bullzi said:
Personally, I'd go with this one..

http://shop4.frys.com/{YVnM8JH7lzjmszDir4tatQ**.node3}/product/4978221;jsessionid=YVnM8JH7lzjmszDir4tatQ**.node3?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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IS seasonic a good company? Never heard much about them. has anyone tried this one?

MMezna said:
This: Antec Earthwatts 650w
http://shop4.frys.com/product/5503410?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

or this: Corsair "High-Performance" series 650w
http://shop4.frys.com/product/5539730?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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I was eying the corsair one, so i'd be ok with the amps and whatnot? (don't know much about it.)


ramodkk said:
What's your current PSU? Also, if you're fine with the 9600GT, there'd be no point in SLi'ing the 9800GTX+'s
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My current psu is a cooler master extreme 500W

It doesn't have enough pci e connectors so...

Yea, that's true, i'm alright with a 9600gt, but if i can get another 9800gtx for next to nothing again, i will def. SLI it. Just for bragging rights.:cool:


Alright, what if price didn't matter? Which PSU do you guys think is the best one? Something that would futureproof me for the next 2-3 years?:D

thnks
 
Yep go with the Corsair one. Has great amps, and you will be fine with it. But, if I were you i'd go for a PSU that has 1 12v rail w/ like 50a on it.
 
Turbo10 said:
PNY are ok i would have gone for an XFX or something like that as PNY cards are not that fast
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You mean the 8500GT is not that fast?

XFX, PNY, MSI, GIGABYTE, SAPPHIRE, ASUS, EVGA, ERGB, EDVI, EBANANA, X-ORANGE, WATER MELON -X..... same difference.

Mainly, the cooler, small factory OC and price are the only differences. No real difference in "speed" perse
 
Bootup05 said:
Seasonic is in the ranks of Tagan, Enermax, Corsair ETC.
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O, so it's really good quality wise then huh?

Turbo10 said:
PNY are ok i would have gone for an XFX or something like that as PNY cards are not that fast
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I have a xfx 9600gt, and i love the card, but the PNY was only $40 out of my pocket so i went for it.

MMezna said:
Yep go with the Corsair one. Has great amps, and you will be fine with it. But, if I were you i'd go for a PSU that has 1 12v rail w/ like 50a on it.
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Let's say i do go for the corsair. If i get the same series and i just buy one with a lot more wattage, would that affect the rails and thingy's?
ramodkk said:
You mean the 8500GT is not that fast?

XFX, PNY, MSI, GIGABYTE, SAPPHIRE, ASUS, EVGA, ERGB, EDVI, EBANANA, X-ORANGE, WATER MELON -X..... same difference.

Mainly, the cooler, small factory OC and price are the only differences. No real difference in "speed" perse
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Thanks for clearing that up :D


Aside from the ones already recommended how about these:

Antec Signature 850W Premium

Corsair 1000W Hi Performance and Energy Efficient

Some SilverStone one


thanks guys:cool:
 
I would go for SilverStone, they make some of the best PSU's out there. Along with PCPower&Cooling and Corsair
 
ramodkk said:
I would go for SilverStone, they make some of the best PSU's out there. Along with PCPower&Cooling and Corsair
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Alright you called it, I'm going for it :D


Thanks everyone

UPDATE:

Read some reviews of the silverstone. Turns out some people are having comp ability issues with their surge protector. Think i'm going to go for the corsair 1000W
 
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Vizy93 said:
Alright you called it, I'm going for it :D


Thanks everyone

UPDATE:

Read some reviews of the silverstone. Turns out some people are having comp ability issues with their surge protector. Think i'm going to go for the corsair 1000W
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Waitttt! Go for the SilverStone DA1000 (1000w) I have it right now. It is very good. Best of all, it has 80a on the 12v rail! That means it has enough juice to Tri-Sli 3 GTX 280's. But still... come with a hefty price of about $249 give or take. I just have it because I won it from a Lan Party I went to like 2 weeks ago.
 
Thank you pies and Marc.

@Marc:

I looked it up the egg. Looks nice and all, but it isn't available at frys :(

@Pies:

I was eying the 1000W version of that psu. I wanna go big because i never ever want to have my psu has limited or anything.
 
Vizy93 said:
Thank you pies and Marc.

@Marc:

I looked it up the egg. Looks nice and all, but it isn't available at frys :(

@Pies:

I was eying the 1000W version of that psu. I wanna go big because i never ever want to have my psu has limited or anything.
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The first person to call me marc :)

Anyways, yes since the Silverstone is not available at frys, go ahead and go with the 1000w Corsair. You'll be set for a long time.
 
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