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| Thread ID: 115181 | 2011-01-06 05:54:00 | Recommendations For GFX Card & PSU | icow (15313) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1167603 | 2011-01-07 00:56:00 | I would recommend a Modular Corsair HX650 PSU. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1167604 | 2011-01-07 04:52:00 | Remember PSU watts rating isn't everything. In fact it's pretty much nothing. Look at the current (Amps) available on the 12v rails, that's what matters. (note that on multirail PSUs, the 12v combined capacity is often less than the sum of the individual rails) Sorry about that it. I missed a sentence. It should have been a comparrason between the gfx cards. lolfail. @snorkbox: TY |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1167605 | 2011-01-07 05:10:00 | If this PC is the one in your signature and if you are going to run Windows 7 64-Bit I suggest you get 4GB of RAM or more. Since you've got AMD you could even get ECC RAM which is much more reliable. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1167606 | 2011-01-07 06:43:00 | If this PC is the one in your signature and if you are going to run Windows 7 64-Bit I suggest you get 4GB of RAM or more. Since you've got AMD you could even get ECC RAM which is much more reliable. Planning to. 2gb is temporary (until I get more money). |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1167607 | 2011-01-07 09:51:00 | If this PC is the one in your signature and if you are going to run Windows 7 64-Bit I suggest you get 4GB of RAM or more. Since you've got AMD you could even get ECC RAM which is much more reliable. ECC Ram? |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1167608 | 2011-01-07 10:45:00 | Error Correcting Code RAM, It can help reduce memory problems. Though typically used for servers for higher availability, but you can also use it on your desktop if you want better reliability too. A decent stick of normal RAM will do fine for most people. en.wikipedia.org |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1167609 | 2011-01-07 11:36:00 | I was aware of that. But why recommend ECC when all Asus or Gigabyte motherboards I have had with an AMD CPU do not recommend ECC RAM? |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1167610 | 2011-01-07 12:44:00 | I did not know that. I myself do not have ECC but I know the CPUs do support it. Reading this post might explain why Asus\Gigabyte don't recommend it: Athlon II and Phenom II families apparently support ECC only if it is un-buffered AND un-registered. The trouble is that there appears to be no industry-standard rigid terminology for ECC modules; "unbuffered" and "unregistered" are only "mostly" equivalent definitions that system builders cannot rely on (so my previous post's info is... possibly dubious... or erring on side of caution, depending on your POV). Without ECC: if you have any random DDR2 motherboard, you can reasonably expect - indeed, demand - that any random memory specified as being DDR2 should work in it. You shall pass POST, you shall boot OS, thus spoke JEDEC. But with ECC: any random combination of ECC motherboard and memory cannot be trusted to pass POST, let alone actually provide ECC functionality to the OS. You have to research each manufacturer's own trial-and-error reports! (forums.amd.com) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1167611 | 2011-01-09 14:06:00 | If you're still going the GTX460 route, do consider NOT buying the EVGA EE series cards. I have one... with constant 99C on load and sounds like a banshee with the fan @ 100%! It seems to be a common issue with the External Exhaust series. |
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