LCM Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Hi. As title says really! Anyone know the minimum/recommended wattage for the 8600GTS? I had a 7600GT with a 350W PSU and it blew! I don't want that happening again. I was thinking 800W, but is that too much or what? Help save me some cash! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jevon Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Was it a cheap 350W? If you get a good quality one (e.g. Enermax) you'd probably be ok with a 520W, but you don't say what else you have in your system... "Face Your Fears, Live Your Dreams" - No Fear"God was a dream of good government." - Deus Ex Machina "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 800W is a bit of an overkill for a GTS in my opinion. I'm currently running an 88GT, an Oc'ed quad, 2 gigs ram, 1 DVD-RW and 1 SATA HD on a 650w coolermaster eXtreme PSU. I'd say even 550W is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCM Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 The 350W PSU came with the computer I had, it had no visible brand, and looked rather shoddy so I'd say yeah, very cheap. I'm just using an old computer at the moment as I'm still on choosing my spec. I'm using the 'Custom Build' feature most computer websites have, filling in what I'd like and comparing prices. There just seems to be a big gap in PSU price the more wattage you choose. You think 520W would be ok? I do have a 500W Arctic Power PSU that I bought to put in the computer that blew, I didn't get round to it though before it blew, and it took the Mobo with it. Would the 500W Arctic Power be ok for the 8600GTS? I've been looking at the Thermaltake ones, too. 500W/700W. I haven't found a 'Custom Build' website that has Enermax as an option yet. But giving the chance, you'd definitley go for Enermax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jevon Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'd be surprised if it wasn't ok. I've got a 620W Enermax Liberty, running a P4 D 2.8, with a 8800 320MB GTS. The PSU is rated for SLI though, so I could easily have got away with the 500W version if I'd found it when I was buying (I said 520 earlier because I couldn't remember what I have, then remembered I still have the box behind my chair ). Don't remember much about Arctic, but the important thing is that their voltages are stable and provide enough current (i.e. amps). Can you find the spec page for it? What are you planning for the rest of your system? Are you planning to re-use anything from your blown one? You may well find it cheaper to build your own if you think you're up to it - computers are pretty straight forward if you check compatibility first. "Face Your Fears, Live Your Dreams" - No Fear"God was a dream of good government." - Deus Ex Machina "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 How much are you getting that GTS for, the 88GT costs around the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCM Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 The Arctic Power PSU is here: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124922 I bought it from there, too. That's exactly the same as the one I have. No I'm not planning on using anything from the blown computer, although I may test my 7600GT see if that survived the incident and then sell it on, but apart from that it's all going to be fresh stuff. As for the rest of the spec, I originally wanted an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ but I've been reading good things about the DualCore's so I'm thinking of getting an Intel DualCore. Probably an E6750. I fancy a QuadCore but they're way too expensive. Any advice on that? I know a fair amount about computers but when it comes to hardware, I tend to struggle. As for the Motherboard, if I get the computer from the Alienware site it will be a NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI. Elsewhere, it will probably be an ASUS P5N-E SLi. I could build my own I guess, I've done it before but I don't really understand compatability between motherboards and processors. I don't know what to look out for. Whereas, on the custom build websites you can only choose what's compatible so you have no problems choosing the wrong one. @ matthew1g - The 8600GTS is varying between £100 - £110. I don't really get the whole GT/GTS/GTX thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'd refrain from getting parts from alienware. Too overpriced. oh and the 88GT costs around the same as an 8600GTS 512mb, but the performance is a bit lower than that of an 8800GTX ( real close though) and waaay better than that of the 8800GTS and the 8600GTS. that 6750 is as good as or sometimes better than the Q6600 ( quad ) on applications which don't support quad, yet support dual cores. Go ahead and get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCM Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'd refrain from getting parts from alienware. Too overpriced. Yeah I've been reading reviews about Alienware been overpriced, I always check reviews! But as I say, just comparing prices at the moment. oh and the 88GT costs around the same as an 8600GTS 512mb, but the performance is a bit lower than that of an 8800GTX ( real close though) and waaay better than that of the 8800GTS and the 8600GTS. So in order, performance wise, it goes GTS, GT then GTX? Go ahead and get it. The E6750 is looking the most likely candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring_of_Fire Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 500-600 watts is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jevon Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 E6750 is good, but come Jan there are 45nm chips coming out - http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/16/in...m_core2duo_line - so worth waiting. And yeah, Alienware are totally overpriced. I don't think there are enough apps that make enough use of a Quad core to make it worth the price premium. Compatibility is reasonably straight forward to figure out, if you did want to build out yourself can always ask here Maybe suggest a budget (about ~£100 lower than your actual - people ALWAYS go over ) and rough desired spec and I'm sure people will give some suggestions. "Face Your Fears, Live Your Dreams" - No Fear"God was a dream of good government." - Deus Ex Machina "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_root Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 i have 8800 GT and 400W is required for minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCM Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 @ james_root. Thanks for that. Aswell as ask, I think i'll do some research on seeing how much cheaper it will be to build it myself, too. My budget is around £900.00 (£100 less ) and I'd like a gaming system that will last a couple of years. Nothing too fancy, though, I'm not one for wanting top of the range gear. I'm not a hardcore gamer either so I don't mind not having 2 8800GTX's in SLi mode with all this super cooling system and uber bright lights, I just play the likes of BF2, BF2142 occasionally. But I want to upgrade to DX10 and play Crysis, Call of Duty 4, Need for Speed: Pro Street, just the latest games basically. Currently using a GeForce FX 5200, it's an absolute nightmare! BF2142 runs surprisingly well, though. Included in the £900.00 budget, I'd really like a reasonably sized widescreen monitor, perhaps 22"/24" but I've read very mixed reviews on different brands I'm not sure which ones to avoid? On my computer all I do really is play games, video editing and photoshopping, not all at once though! I hope that can give a clue for my desired specs because I'm really not sure what to look for. But like I say, nothing really fancy. Oh before I forget, regarding hard drives, Seagate Barracuda or Western Digital? Western Digital seem to be way more expensive, why's that? Should I be aiming for Western Digital? Any ideas, anyone? Thanks for the help by the way, Jevon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_root Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 and secondly i just heard that you got a 7600 gt and blowed a 350W psu with it. i had a 7600 Gt a week ago with a 300W psu but nothing has happened to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCM Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 and secondly i just heard that you got a 7600 gt and blowed a 350W psu with it.i had a 7600 Gt a week ago with a 300W psu but nothing has happened to me Yeah. A strange thing about my PSU was it couldn't be turned off.... There was no switch! and I used to leave my computer on overnight, almost 24/7 and I guess it just got worn out. When I did shut my computer down, it would still be sort of 'live' because I didn't turn it off by the socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I've got a 500W PSU running a core 2 duo, 2GB RAM, 2 8800GT's (256mb) in SLi, 1 DVD RW, another plain DVD player, a floppy (oh yeah!), a 320gb HD, and two cooling fans, plus I had it running an ATI 7000 GPU the other day. Never skipped a beat once. 500W for the 8600GT should be no problem. eVGA recommends a 350W PSU with their 8600GT (yes, the 512mb version). http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?...57-TR&family=19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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