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Originally Posted by Juppy
Will my 450 Watts PSU do if I buy 2 more sticks of RAM and a 8800GT? Or should I get a 500Watts PSU?
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If your PSU is from a quality brand, there should absolutely be no problem. Make sure you're buying a 8800 GT 512 MB : those are newer than the 320 & 640 ones, and need less power while being just as powerful (if not more).
Edit : a website to bookmark : eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5
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PC specs :
PC1
Asus P5W DH Deluxe (bios 2004)
Forton BlueStorm II 500 Watts
Intel Quad Core Q6600 (B3) 2.4 Ghz @ 3.0 Ghz
2*1024 MB PC-6400 Corsair CL4
GF9800 GTX
Maxtor 120 GB (SATA 1), Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250 GB (SATA 2)
Belinea 2080 S1 (20'', MVA, 1600*1200)
PC2
Asus A8N SLI Deluxe (bios 1806)
Forton GLN 400
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
4*512 MB Samsung PC-2100
GF6600 GT
1*WD 320 GB SATA 2,
3*Maxtor 200 GB SATA 2,
1*Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500 GB (SATA 2)
Belinea 2080 S2 (20'', MVA, 1600*1200)
Last edited by ParkerLewis; April 12th, 2008 at 03:29.
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