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Madiz wrote:
Can anyone answer that? Im planning to buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822148144
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827135098
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121033
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820145527
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820145525
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835185027
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131031

My question is how powerful PSU do i need to run it? 750W?

750? Are you joking? You could run two 8800GTXs on that. 600W will be plenty. Unless you're planning to run 2 cards in SLI, then that's all you'll need.

2007-01-20 15:53:00

#32

claor: Member; +39|6693|Australia

hey,

that ASUS mobo does support c2d... though it doesn't support SLI (2 x 16xPCI-E), i think nearly ever mobo that has a Intel chipset does not support SLI, it does support crossfire though same with the one i recommended
(which is two ATI cards)...... $415 are you crazy!!!!!! if you are going to get a Intel chipset get this mobo has everything the ASUS one has and is alot cheaper, http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/20500

also if you look here http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/10/11/ … age15.html
you will see that this is the best of the 975X range.

so with either of those mobos you can have 2 video cards in as long as they are ATI,
if you are really keen for a SLI setup then you would be better off having a look at the 650i mobos.
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/21326

or because you seem to have the money a 680i.. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/21155

anyway man good luck.

Last edited by claor (2007-01-20 16:11:46)

2007-01-20 15:53:29

#33

scottomus0: Teh forum ghey!; +172|6915|Wigan. Manchester. England.

Madiz wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
I don't like the look of the chipset on the mobo. The 965 chipset isn't great. For high FSBs go for a 650i or even better a 680i.
Ok im going to change that ty!

Yea defo go with the 680i

2007-01-20 15:53:49

#34

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6860|SE London

Madiz wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
I don't like the look of the chipset on the mobo. The 965 chipset isn't great. For high FSBs go for a 650i or even better a 680i.
Ok im going to change that ty!

Sorry, I didn't mean you.

But your chipset isn't great either now I look at it.

This is what I run:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813188009
It's very nice.

The Asus Striker Extreme looks pretty nice too, but it's very expensive.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-01-20 15:55:57)

2007-01-20 15:57:57

#35

Madiz: is back; +26|7035

Madiz wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
I don't like the look of the chipset on the mobo. The 965 chipset isn't great. For high FSBs go for a 650i or even better a 680i.
Ok im going to change that ty!

This ok? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131073

2007-01-20 15:59:26

#36

Madiz: is back; +26|7035

Bertster7 wrote:
Madiz wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
I don't like the look of the chipset on the mobo. The 965 chipset isn't great. For high FSBs go for a 650i or even better a 680i.
Ok im going to change that ty!
Sorry, I didn't mean you.

But your chipset isn't great either now I look at it.

This is what I run:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813188009
It's very nice.

The Asus Striker Extreme looks pretty nice too, but it's very expensive.

..

Last edited by Madiz (2007-01-20 16:01:19)

2007-01-20 16:00:45

#37

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6860|SE London

Madiz wrote:
Madiz wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
I don't like the look of the chipset on the mobo. The 965 chipset isn't great. For high FSBs go for a 650i or even better a 680i.
Ok im going to change that ty!
This ok? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131073

Yes. Very nice. But also rather expensive. For just as good, possibly slightly better, performance you could get the EVGA one I posted in my last post.

The Asus board is very good though and has lots of very nice features, like glow in the dark ports to avoid fumbling around the back of your PC and DTS connect, which re-encodes audio to DTS in realtime.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-01-20 16:01:47)

2007-01-20 16:02:50

#38

Madiz: is back; +26|7035

K. What about the PSU?

2007-01-20 16:06:43

#39

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6860|SE London

Madiz wrote:
K. What about the PSU?

600W. Make sure you get a decent one though. PSUs can vary drastically from manufacturer to manufacturer. Seasonic, Enermax and Tagan all make pretty good ones.

2007-01-20 17:20:40

#40

cospengle: Member; +140|6765|Armidale, NSW, Australia

OK here's my revised system: (I went with the more expensive RAM - don't tell my GF ) I looked at the i-tech.com.au website and they'll ship all of it to me for $29 so I can't complain about that.

COOLER MASTER EXTREME POWER 550W V2 REG $82
COOLER MASTER CENTURION 532 W/O PSU $79
MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition Intel 975X, 1066/800/533MHz FSB, Dual DDR2, PCIE, ATX $258
INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400/ 2.13GHz/ 2MB CACHE/ 1066FSB/ LGA775 $375
Corsair 2GB TWIN2X2048-6400C4 (2x XMS2 1GB) Twin2X PC-6400 DDR2 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs $503
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950PRO 256MB, CROSSFIRE, GDDR3, PCIE, TV, DVI $335
2x Seagate ST380811AS 80GB Barracuda 7200RPM, 8MB, SATA II 3.0Gb/s, NCQ $170
Freight Charge $29
TOTAL $1,831.00 (Australian Dollars incl. GST)

2007-01-20 17:26:42

#41

cospengle: Member; +140|6765|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Madiz, I'm going with a E6400 because I've heard from a number of sources that the E6600 it's much better but costs alot more.
Edit: Sorry, I meant to say it ISN'T much better but costs more. ie Not worth the extra money.

Last edited by cospengle (2007-01-20 18:33:48)

2007-01-20 17:39:20

#42

scottomus0: Teh forum ghey!; +172|6915|Wigan. Manchester. England.

cospengle wrote:
the E6600 it's much better but costs alot more.

Sorry but stating the obvious lol.

2007-01-20 17:50:24

#43

claor: Member; +39|6693|Australia

thats basically the exact system i have!! .... same ram, same graphics, same processor and same mobo.

you dont need a screen do you ?

have fun with it mate.

2007-01-20 18:27:45

#44

cospengle: Member; +140|6765|Armidale, NSW, Australia

lol well that's probably because I chose all the bits you told me to

scottomus0 wrote:
cospengle wrote:
the E6600 it's much better but costs alot more.
Sorry but stating the obvious lol.

Yeah. OK, but you know what I mean. It's not worth paying the extra.

Edit: Oh, I said it's much better. I meant it ISN'T much better....

Last edited by cospengle (2007-01-20 18:29:45)

2007-01-20 18:40:11

#45

scottomus0: Teh forum ghey!; +172|6915|Wigan. Manchester. England.

Lol i was only joking anyway

2007-01-20 19:27:12

#46

cospengle: Member; +140|6765|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Yeah, but it makes more sense now, doesn't it

2007-01-20 22:11:07

#47

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|6890|balls

glad i don't live in australia. prices are outrageous. $500 for 2gb of ram is frakin nuttier than squirrel shit!!! same vid card cost $200 here. what's the exchange rate or am i goofy for not knowing???? good luck though.

Last edited by theknuck (2007-01-20 22:12:55)

2007-01-20 22:42:51

#48

cospengle: Member; +140|6765|Armidale, NSW, Australia

newegg sells that card for US$249 excluding tax. That's AUD $315. Or $346.50 after adding GST. So I reckon if I pay $335 we can call it even

2007-01-20 23:48:57

#49

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6994

Get a kilowatt PSU, you can't go wrong with that.

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2007-01-20 23:56:23

#50

cospengle: Member; +140|6765|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Bertster7 wrote:
Madiz wrote:
K. What about the PSU?
600W. Make sure you get a decent one though. PSUs can vary drastically from manufacturer to manufacturer. Seasonic, Enermax and Tagan all make pretty good ones.

Yeah. Just on PSUs. Is 550W enough for 2 video cards? If not, what about 650W?

I was going to get a Cooler Master. I know they're not the most highly regarded brand name, but does anyone know if they're any good?

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