Hey Alexander Martinez, if you take a 450W unit, you're probably looking at 550W, and a 550W one might give you 650W. From what I recall, and from reading a few Corsair reviews, the absolute peak power they managed before everything just gave up was under 500W for the 450 model, and maybe under 600W for the 550. If you try to push it 100W past the rated max, I guess you'll just fry the whole thing in an instant.
Honestly, I’d just ignore all that talk about needing exactly 200 watts for gaming. It’s probably better to just grab a 550W or 650W unit, because you really never know what might happen. If you're planning on doing any serious work or overclocking, you're going to need that extra headroom. Even if you're just running things normally, having a beefier power supply is usually smarter than having one that barely meets the minimum requirements. My philosophy is basically that having too much capacity doesn't hurt anyone, and it won't break the bank either. If you have the cash right now, I’d say just invest it; who knows how much prices will jump in a month, let alone six months from now? It’s true that prices can drop eventually, but here in the States, it feels like everything just keeps getting more expensive.
Casey Long2 said:Morgan Moore37, come on now—don't talk nonsense. What kind of $467 graphics card is he even looking at? For AutoCAD, there isn't going to be any noticeable difference whether he uses that specific card or an old Radeon 4890. Honestly, it’s just not worth pouring money into this machine—unless maybe he picks up a stick of RAM or so. Anything beyond that is basically throwing cash out the window; it won't give him any real performance boost.
rapidfox27, if I were in your shoes, I’d personally go for the Samsung—mostly because the screen size makes everything so much easier on the eyes when you're working. If you can find some extra memory lying around, grab it, but in my opinion, buying it brand new 🙂
Okay, the 2600 HD I think has 512MB, so if that's the case, it might be better to just pick up something stronger and higher quality. Personally, I'm leaning toward the most powerful option since AutoCAD needs memory and both options provide it.
I'm not sure why you'd say investing in good components is a waste of money. You can just move a graphics card from one PC to another regardless of whether it's new or old. I think you might be overstating things a bit. A high-quality, powerful graphics card is actually the best investment because you can carry it over to a different build, whereas a motherboard or processor is pretty much stuck if the socket changes.
So, look, a 775 system isn't exactly ancient, and since you've got four RAM slots, you're looking at a maximum of 4GB of memory, which I guess is fine. You should probably hunt down some extra RAM and a different graphics card, especially since I noticed you're running on PCI, so that’s pretty much the limit there. You'll likely end up spending roughly $467 on the graphics card, $533 for a monitor, and maybe $267 for the memory.
Look, I guess it might just be my opinion, but it seems like your rig is getting a little outdated.
Finding the cash to upgrade the RAM might be a bit of a struggle for you, but I suppose you should probably try.
How many memory slots do you actually have? If I recall correctly, there are only three, right?
I'm not entirely sure if anyone even makes 2GB sticks for that specific setup. Finding 2GB modules would likely be pretty tough, so maybe just aim for 1GB instead. You really ought to grab some memory that actually works, otherwise, you're just going to end up with more headaches than you started with.
Quick question Regarding the Corsair HX650, the TX 650, that EVGA 650 W unit, the XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular PSU, and the Antec EarthWatts EA650-EC 650W with Active PFC—I was wondering, what are the actual 12V rail limits on those?
Could you maybe grab a few more photos? Just focus on the mount itself and the bottom edge of the monitor. I did something similar with my Philips setup where I loosened two bolts, and the whole thing just started tilting forward on me.
So, if I had to guess, something seems a bit off with your mounting bracket. Take a closer look and get some shots of it.
wiredmarlin5 said:EVGA 650 W is probably the best power supply you can get for that kind of cash right now. I'd grab one immediately before they sell out at that price.
Just wanted to let you know I wiped the drivers, did a fresh install, and the card seems to be running fine now, I guess.
Anyway. You didn't actually answer my question about what the deal is with those EVGA units.
wiredmarlin5, I’ve got a question for you, so maybe you could point me in the right direction. My options are kind of limited here, but I’m trying to figure out which one of these would actually be decent.
This is basically the full list I'm looking at. I guess I'm just looking for some constructive input on which one is the best value, or if there's one in particular that I should probably just avoid entirely.
Maybe $246 an 850W unit. Honestly, it’s probably fine.
I guess I just started this whole thing too late. I know a few guys who use that power supply, but it’s easily $80 or $90 more expensive than what I’m looking at.
Jeremy Nelson5 said:Sorry for just dropping in out of nowhere😁 but I was wondering if there's any way to get a desktop widget that shows my unread Gmail count... kind of like how it works on smartphones, but I'm looking for something for Windows 7.
Just head over to the widgets section and search for a Gmail widget. Oh, and one more thing—you could probably make Vista widgets work too, I guess.