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goldencyclist22 said:I already bought it. I figured the PSU would be fine, but it's just not cutting it...
it’s not an actual gaming rig—maybe some light 3D stuff, but that's not even the main goal.
It’s just a standard home PC, and it has to stay quiet. That's the dealbreaker right there.
brightviper13 said:Look, what he said is fine, and that card is decent enough. But I wanted to be certain before I slapped a GPU in there like the one you used. He mentioned a budget of 400 for $167, but didn't say anything about the power supply. That card really needs a 400W unit, and I don't mean some cheap junk from a bargain bin. If we use a garbage PSU, we’re asking for trouble later. Even if it looks like it doesn't pull much, I don't want to end up with 🤷 when my PC dies on me.
brightviper13 said:Just list the exact motherboard, how much RAM you're running, which specific Athlon dual-core it is, and what kind of power supply you've got. Also, is that PSU capped at 400$167? We need to see if the rest of your rig can actually handle modern games.
Thomas Wells5 said:How long does it usually take for admin.com or online stores to ship an item to my house via mail?
Zachary Hill35 said:Hey, I need a GPU roughly in the range of $833. Running an AsRock Z77 Extreme6 motherboard and an XFX 750 power supply.
crimsonstag84 said:Cheap power supplies like Delta Electronics, EVGA SuperNOVA, or even some FSP Group units might pull through. But brands like Linkworld, Intel, Microsoft, Logitech, or Maze? That's just straight-up junk. 😛
stormynomad53 said:I don't know much about PCs, so I appreciate any help here.
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz
RAM: 3.00 GB
32-bit OS
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 (approx. total memory 1777MB)
1 DVD RW and CD RW drive
Thanks!!
Patrick Moore53 said:I was thinking about sticking to $267, but looking at your take, maybe I should just drop a few more bucks to get some peace of mind. Quick question though—will watching video on a monitor this big mess up my eyes if I'm sitting too close?
Joshua Garcia3 said:He isn't looking for this to play games; he needs it for work. The real question is whether his current setup can handle a new card, especially if he's still running that cheap, generic 400W power supply. I'd suggest picking up a decent 500W unit that won't break the bank.
Edit: Isn't it generally assumed that Nvidia is for gaming and AMD is for multimedia?
darkowl72 said:wouldn't work...
vividpilot47 said:Hey, I need a quick reality check here. I swapped out my old Radeon HD 4870 GDDR5 card (the one with DVI+DVI+TV) for a Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5. Total newbie question: is this actually an upgrade? To me, the colors look off, but maybe that's just in my head since I don't know what I'm doing. Any insights would be appreciated...
thnx
Joshua Ramos14 said:My bad, I was being an idiot. Sorry. 🙂
Anyway, I'm hitting up Best Buy tomorrow to grab this XFX. It’ll definitely be quieter than my current setup. My present one drives me insane—it's like the second I launch any app, the PC just starts screaming at me. Totally unnatural. 🙂
Thanks everyone. Sorry if I was being a pain. Heading out for this 🙂
Joshua Ramos14 said:Alright, thanks... I'll probably just grab an XFX tomorrow 🙂 since I need enough juice for a Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR5... heard they're power hungry. I'll drop a link later when I'm off my Samsung Galaxy S and at a desk... but from what I see, XFX is top-tier, so I'm going with them.
Sent by powaaaaah of Samsung Galaxy S!
ruggedraven10 said:Didn't want to start a whole new thread since you guys already kicked off the overclocking talk.
I'm running an i5-2500K with an Arctic Cooling Freezer 13
inside a Cooler Master Case,
with two 80mm intake fans in the front and one 120mm exhaust in the back.
I'm not looking to overclock right now, but who knows what I'll feel like doing down the road. Basically, I want to know how good this cooler actually is and if it can handle some serious tuning later.
Also, what kind of ceiling am I looking at with this specific setup?