I guess... Some just learn to do more with less.
I guess... Some just learn to do more with less.
You can do something for love, you can do something for money, but there is nothing as satisfying as doing something out of spite - Jeremy Clarkson, 1993
Originally Posted by Rouxenator
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/406...ew/index5.html
Some people like to do the math: That's 1x Intel Core i7 GPU, plus 1x ATI HD 6900 series, plus 1x SSD, plus one traditional SATA... that comes out to....
OR
Just buy the biggest PSU on the market and know you aren't going to have to shell out more when you decide to go 2-way or 3-way crossfire.
They actually recommend a power supply of less than 500watt for my motherboard. If you run a setup that peaks at about 40watt then you are only being wasteful going with a massive power supply of more than a kilowatt. Personally I would like if they make more efficient and higher quality power supplies in the 100~200watt range.
You can do something for love, you can do something for money, but there is nothing as satisfying as doing something out of spite - Jeremy Clarkson, 1993
If you check the link (not sure why the pic isn't working) you'll see fairly similar efficiency all the way from 200W - 1000W.
Exactly my thought when I bought my PSU.
i posted some pix yesterday but i retaken them cuz it didnt look good (to dark)
and i shorted my table a bit better :P
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...812_165344.jpg
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...812_165436.jpg
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...812_165459.jpg
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...812_165517.jpg
I'm not sure it was worthwhile, it's very unbalanced in that system. Money could have gone on better components. 1200w is ludicrous for one gpu. Still, it's your money.
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You were watching until a stone was cut out without hands
A lower rated psu is simply a flimsier construction. You do get what you pay for with psus. Efficiency ratings are an indication of continuous power flow, but a unit with 80+ will be guaranteed to get the same efficiencies at 20% load up to 100% without fluctuating. A 1-200w psu would be made of tinfoil.
You were watching until a stone was cut out without hands
Gonna get me one of these as soon as they have stock in SA. Seems like finally they are building quality sub 400watt power supplies with 80 plus efficiency : http://www.anandtech.com/show/3902/a...80d-green-380w
You can do something for love, you can do something for money, but there is nothing as satisfying as doing something out of spite - Jeremy Clarkson, 1993
Hey Guys,
This isnt my main rig, but a little project i built. Minicab arcade machine, running Mame on XP, with and X-Arcade Dual controller.
http://imgur.com/YhV9S
The board's actually too big for the case. lol. It's resting over the gap where the cables are supposed to go & sitting on one of the case's support struts, which I put some insulation tape on, so it doesn't short out. Gonna switch to either an armor revo or cosmos 2.... soonYou should be shot for that cable management
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