*cry* another attempt at an upgrade...

[WalkinTarget]

Ummm, may want to read up on that Rocketfish PSU before buying:

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

[juneau]

Do not buy cheap PSU's! If you have to cut back somewhere, buy a cheap case without a PSU and then buy your PSU seperate. 500w will more than suffice. Nice choice on the optical drive btw. Got that exact one in my HTPC. Not sure what kind of h/w acceleration the 8800GT offers for HD video though.

[Zantheus]

Goto Canada Computers - Your Neighbourhood Computer Store and Service Centre - PC Systems and Hardware Components, Notebooks, Electronics, and more. they are good and they have stores all over for pick up orders

[DougBob]

It's better to have to much than not enough. Also, you need to think about future upgrades.
Apache

I glad somebody else was thinking the same way I do.
Plus being an old electronics tech. The easier it is for a PS to meet its needs the less heat it puts out and it last longer. If you have a 550 suppling 500 worth of power it would fry a lot faster than a 1000 suppling the 500.

[juneau]

I glad somebody else was thinking the same way I do.
Plus being an old electronics tech. The easier it is for a PS to meet its needs the less heat it puts out and it last longer. If you have a 550 suppling 500 worth of power it would fry a lot faster than a 1000 suppling the 500.

Amps are more important than watts. Even a full blown overclocked PC will pull about 350w in total.

[DougBob]

True, I won't planning on going into the ohm's law stuff though

[{CLR} Naillik]

hmm all the rocketfish stuff I have has caused alot of problems before..... Guess that was a bad move on my part

[{CLR} Naillik]

hows this power sound?

Antec NEOPOWER 650 BLUE 650W ATX12V v2.2 120mm Blue LED Fan 80PLUS ROHS Power Supply

[WalkinTarget]

Corsair 650 unit ... dunno what your price range is, but I don't buy any PSU that is under $100 anymore.

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817139005

Budget deal o' the day:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ByAFlCjCdByAFl

At $50, its a nice dual rail 20a +12 rail unit. I still prefer more PSU than the second one, but its a cheap, quality unit as well.

[juneau]

Can't complain with a Corsair unit. They're Seasonic in principal but you some upgraded parts that make them even better.

[DougBob]

When did corsair start making PS ?

[juneau]

When did corsair start making PS ?

I started to see them just over 2 years ago.

[Donziboy2]

Well make sure you get a G92 8800 and not a G80.
There is a good performance difference in them. If your looking for longer life go with an 8800 gts with g92 chip, they can be oc slightly and will perform on par with a gtx.
Or you could just wait a lil while ive heard rumors that nvidia and ati are gona launch some new cards soon that should help lower prices more.

[{CLR} Naillik]

Well make sure you get a G92 8800 and not a G80.
There is a good performance difference in them. If your looking for longer life go with an 8800 gts with g92 chip, they can be oc slightly and will perform on par with a gtx.
Or you could just wait a lil while ive heard rumors that nvidia and ati are gona launch some new cards soon that should help lower prices more.

yea I'm gonna be getting it at the end of summer sometime

Ty for all suggestions I don't think I'll be OC'ing because I'm afraid I'll break it and I don't even know how

[K PhaNTOM]

overclocking is easy when u get the right software, however i really hate to confuse my hardware as well as confuse myself. I don't think they will add too much to it anyways.