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CJRhoades · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Dilyn

That PSU should run it... But, you'd be cutting it a tad too close for my liking

As for the RAM performance... 2 gigs should work fine for you. The performance drop isn't really worth it for 1 extra gig to me... I have 2 gigs of DDR2 RAM, and usage maxes at about 85% in dual channel.

The SATA cables are hella long. They should work just fine for you.

Ah, thank you! Thought it might go unanswered yet again.

What exactly do you mean by "cutting it a tad too close"? Any specific reasons why? And what PSU would you recommend? I'm trying to keep it under $70.

Dilyn · 2 Weeks Ago

I'm just saying that a 600 might not give you enough headway to upgrade anything in that system. My 750 is overkill for what I've got (I've seen people do this with a 450), but a 650 would probably do it nice for you.

Also, try out this PSU calculator. I tend to add an extra ~50W or so, just because it seems to undershoot it a bit

CJRhoades · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilyn

I'm just saying that a 600 might not give you enough headway to upgrade anything in that system. My 750 is overkill for what I've got (I've seen people do this with a 450), but a 650 would probably do it nice for you.

Also, try out this PSU calculator. I tend to add an extra ~50W or so, just because it seems to undershoot it a bit

It said I would requre 466w for xfired 5870's and an overclocked Phenom II X3 720. 5870's use about 160w max and 5770's are about 80w max so I'd guess I'd need about 400w.

Dilyn · 2 Weeks Ago

Well then there you go

Do it do it do it do it...

I expect pics and updates on this as well ^_^

CJRhoades · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilyn

Well then there you go

Do it do it do it do it...

I expect pics and updates on this as well ^_^

Can do!

Won't be getting the gfx cards or processor until christmas but the case, psu, and mobo should arrive on Thursday.

Dilyn · 2 Weeks Ago

Oh man long waits suck so much

Tell me how you like the mobo. Mine is amazing

MrAMD_Fan · 2 Weeks Ago

The other thing to consider is that having 2 sticks of memory will make it easier to overclock.

Dilyn · 2 Weeks Ago

This is true. The more RAM you have, the higher you need to have certain volts on stuff and it just makes huge messes with the mind for math.

I prefer keeping it simple with two sticks

CJRhoades · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilyn

Oh man long waits suck so much

Tell me how you like the mobo. Mine is amazing

No kidding... can't wait till the day when the object materializes in front of you as soon as you click "order".

CJRhoades · 2 Weeks Ago

Well, I got it ordered. Just wanted to thank all of you for your help.

I'll be making a new thread with unboxing and build pics. After it's made I'll post the link to it here if anyone's interested.

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