CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.60GHz
Motherboard: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe GR NVIDIA Socket AM2
Display Card: EVGA 8800 gts
RAM: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800
HDD: Seagate 320GB
Powersupply: Ultra X-Finity 800 Watt ATX
DVD burner: Plextor PX-755SA
Please give any suggestion, what I think is may be I don't need such a powerful power supply? I am thinking of getting another one, cuz i dont need 800watt? but I am running a 8800gts... so I am not sure... and I play computer games all the time... so plz help thx
2007-03-03 17:21:56 · 4 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
hum... can someone explain wht is AGEIA Physx PPU?
2007-03-03 17:39:07 · update #1
You certainly don't need an 800 watt PSU. Based on my calculations, you need 385W max. So get a good 400 W PSU and you'll be good.
Don't get the PhysX card. It is essentially another card that will offload some of the graphics calculations off of your GPU (the 8800) but it is only supported in limited games, and it is grossly overpriced in my opinion. Plus your 8800 is more than capable for today's and many of tomorrow's games (it will support the much more efficient DirectX 10 API's).
Check out the website in my "sources" list if you'd like to do the PSU calculations yourself.
Here are a couple recommended power supplies for your setup:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16817171005
2007-03-03 17:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong idea about your power supply!
It has to power your DVD, motherboard, CPU, RAM, Graphics, Hard Drive.
More people have issues because of power supply failure!
How did you calculate your power requirements?
Spend the money for a good power supply! Go to PC Power & Cooling! You are lookng at $100.00 and up! It's just like your house, put too many things on one line, the fuse goes, too, your house could burn down!
2007-03-03 18:08:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont forget to get AGEIA Physx PPU this is future of gaming tech
2007-03-03 17:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by hersh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you get SATA drive.
2007-03-03 17:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋