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Thread ID: 103053	2009-09-10 21:29:00	Recommendations for Upgrading Graphics and Ram Welcome :D	HamieSam (15245)	Press F1

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808729	2009-09-11 05:37:00	Doesnt really matter, just go with a decent brand like asus,gigabyte, xfx. Whatever cheapest of those 3 really	hueybot3000 (3646)
808730	2009-09-11 10:28:00	+1 to Hueybots comment.	Blam (54)
808731	2009-09-11 21:41:00	Is this around what I should be looking for? www.nzoczone.com Also to double check will this run on my 550w power supply, assuming its capable of only 450w? not looking to have to upgrade everything... :)	HamieSam (15245)
808732	2009-09-11 21:43:00	Also about 20 bucks different is www.nzoczone.com	HamieSam (15245)
808733	2009-09-12 01:34:00	I think that there has been written a lot of very good sensible advice in this thread with respext to power-supplies and graphics cards. However , I would just like to remark that no-one at all, as far as I have seen, has given any thought to the prospective power consumption of the graphics card - other than wondering if the PSU could deliver the power (which is also a very appropriate question to raise) . But when I recently went and invested in a graphics card I took my electrical bill into consideration. So even though my my purse might have strecthed to a NVIDIA GTS 250 based Graphis card , or its ATI equivalent , I actually went out and bought a "9800GT - 1024MB green line", So OK I will not be able to play at highest reolution and extreme games perhaps but then atleast I'll only burn off 75 Watts power consumption from the graphics card , and considering the price on electricity and the hours my computer runs I thought it made sense. Anyway , when the 9800GT is "completely useless" for being "just TOOO OLD" perhaps then I'll have saved a lot of money on my electricity bill so I can go out and buy something new that at that time will yield more at lower power consumption..... Well - but this was just my "two cents" I guess.... Happy gaming :thumbs:	FIAT LUX (15168)
808734	2009-09-12 03:06:00	Get the XFX. But not from OCZone....they have the worst services and are even worse when you need to RMA...	Blam (54)
808735	2009-09-12 05:04:00	However , I would just like to remark that no-one at all, as far as I have seen, has given any thought to the prospective power consumption of the graphics card - But when I recently went and invested in a graphics card I took my electrical bill into consideration . So I actually went out and bought a "9800GT - Really . I bought a 4870x2 a while ago now, I then had to buy a 750w to power it (650w was minimum) . Can't say I've noticed any difference at all to my power bill . Not even a little bit .	pctek (84)
808736	2009-09-12 13:06:00	Really. I bought a 4870x2 a while ago now, I then had to buy a 750w to power it (650w was minimum). Can't say I've noticed any difference at all to my power bill. Not even a little bit. Well.... That would also depend on what else you got going and your other activities wouldn't it ? And if you are running a 4870x2 and "750w to power it" ("real power" ?) I don't think that keeping an eye on the power consumption is on the top of your list ! ;) But Hey ! , no need to "bicker" over this - I understand that "HamieSam" is going for a "gaming rig" and i did write that I thought that a lot of sensible advice had been given by others, but as this is a forum I didn't think that a little perspective on things would hurt..... Anyway ! - Isn't "being/going green" something that N.Z. is known for ? I watched something on "the flat" (or were it the tube?) that told that N.Z. had invented the "green dollar" (swapping of work and services rather than using "real" money) :thumbs: But really ! , people ought to keep an eye on how much power things take to run.... Alas we can't be computer users and get high performance, very nice pictures and a "rich multimedia" experience without burning off a lot of power. My point , when buying my own graphics card , were that I were not out to get the most extreme performance but just something "reasonably" performing. I can see that as long as a lot of other items are burning of extreme amounts of energy I'll have to "save energy" elsewhere... My present "screen" for one , I could get by with a smaller one if I were sitting a little closer to it (and I got something smaller bought already - just need to get around to "making the necessary arrangements"), but my present "screen" recently came in a "newer technology" version only consuming 40% of what the one I uses now consumes - problem is I don't have the funds to swap/switch the "big" screen just yet.... But hey! (again) - it all doesn't mean that I can't introduce power consumption as a factor to consider (also) when buying something new ! (right ?) (And b.t.w. , I don't think that you come from a place where half or two thirds, or whatever, of your electricity bill is taxes or per watt goverment "penalties"/"duties" - but I do ! :help: ;) )	FIAT LUX (15168)
808737	2009-09-12 21:30:00	And if you are running a 4870x2 and "750w to power it" ("real power" ?) I don't think that keeping an eye on the power consumption is on the top of your list ! ;) But really ! , people ought to keep an eye on how much power things take to run . . . . Alas we can't be computer users and get high performance, very nice pictures and a "rich multimedia" experience without burning off a lot of power . There are tons of PC power calculators out there to use . Go try one . You'll be surprised at how little you really need . And as for a 750w, its WATT, not KW . The thing that consumes the most power in a household is electric heaters, clothes dryers and such . Add on heated towel rails, plasma TVs permannetly on and stuff and there's something to pay attention to, not your PC gaming . Be sensible and do your research first .	pctek (84)
808738	2009-09-12 21:42:00	Yep so true we turn almost everything off at the wall at night only leave on the fridge and freezer seen the bill drop a reasonable amount	gary67 (56)
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