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March 11, 2012, 01:20:16 pm
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Offline Gaeios(Graxlos)

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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2012, 01:20:16 pm »
Its pretty hilarious considering my laptop with an i5 and radeon HD6500 has a 90watt psu. which also powers the monitor :P

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March 11, 2012, 02:50:20 pm
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2012, 02:50:20 pm »
That is isane. Do you really need 800 watts for two graphics cards? Thats like a microwave oven...

Processor is upto 250W.  Graphics cards are anywhere up to 400W.  Each.
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March 11, 2012, 02:54:26 pm
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2012, 02:54:26 pm »
That is isane. Do you really need 800 watts for two graphics cards? Thats like a microwave oven...

Yes he does i'm afraid  ;D
thats if 800 is enough he might need more

Indeed, 1000W to be on the safe side.
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March 11, 2012, 03:43:57 pm
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2012, 03:43:57 pm »
There is a site that will calculate what PSU u need.
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March 11, 2012, 03:48:42 pm
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March 11, 2012, 03:50:05 pm
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2012, 03:50:05 pm »
Yeah, that's the one I have used before
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March 11, 2012, 04:26:56 pm
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« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2012, 04:26:56 pm »
Was a lot of stuff on that list that I don't know what is :p

With two graphics cards, some clocking etc it looks like I landed on 764W

March 11, 2012, 05:28:18 pm
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« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2012, 05:28:18 pm »
Was a lot of stuff on that list that I don't know what is :p

With two graphics cards, some clocking etc it looks like I landed on 764W

get at least 800W mate in case of over use

March 11, 2012, 05:54:34 pm
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« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2012, 05:54:34 pm »
Was a lot of stuff on that list that I don't know what is :p

With two graphics cards, some clocking etc it looks like I landed on 764W

Also, did u take into consideration having USB drives and that plugged in? It all adds up
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March 11, 2012, 06:40:40 pm
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2012, 06:40:40 pm »
How about 900W? Middle ground!
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March 11, 2012, 06:42:14 pm
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2012, 06:42:14 pm »
does it really all add up? Will he be maxing out his harddisks at the same time as his external drives, while his processor and gfx cards are running on maximum capacity in a game?

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March 11, 2012, 06:47:24 pm
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« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2012, 06:47:24 pm »
Looking at stuff, I think that the Cooler Master 800W should suffice? http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=604784&CKS=PCW

Efficient as hell, and on the other setups that Komplett has, they are always running 850W for SLI, and that's with a lot more powerful GPUs, i7 with watercooling etc

March 13, 2012, 01:59:37 am
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2012, 01:59:37 am »
You'll never hit 800W, unless you have a couple of huge graphics cards (or 20 hard drives...)

Grax -- yeah, modern desktops are pretty damn expensive to run. Works out at about 50p a day, or something.

As far as new computers go... I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge, which is due in April :)

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March 13, 2012, 11:51:37 am
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #28 on: March 13, 2012, 11:51:37 am »
You don't think the money saved should go for a more powerful graphics card?

Actually I think that GTX 560Ti 2GB PhysX is already too powerful, or rather too expensive. If my currency converter is correct, it costs 281 Euros? What games are you planning to play? I'm using a 120 Euro Radeon 6850 and can play any current game perfectly at 1980x1080, even with my shit-old CoreDuo which is prob even bottleneck-ing my gfx card. In addition, the 6850 is absolutely silent and has a low voltage usage. I won't go for top-end components anymore, rather go middle and rather replace the card in ~2 years if you really have to.

Regarding the SSD, I'd also skip that. In addition, if you want to go with an SSD, why don't you chose a motherboard with the Z68 instead of the P68 chipset. Z68 enables SSD caching.

Overall, I think 1138 Euros for a new gaming desktop PC is too expensive, and I doubt you'll need all that horsepower.

March 13, 2012, 11:54:45 am
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Re: New Desktop!
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2012, 11:54:45 am »
Yeah, agree. Think I spent about 700 euros on my PC, and has lasted almost two years.

In general, mid-range is the best place to buy stuff. The 150-euro CPU and GPU are a MUCH better deal than the 250-300-euro parts.
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