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post #1 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:05pm
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I was going to purchase a 7800gt, but it wont work with my current psu, and now i cant get it cuz i cant afford to buy a new psu. Any ideas on making psus perfrom better?
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post #2 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:06pm
I'd look into a PCI-Express motherboard first But no, you can't make a PSU "more powerful."
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post #3 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:08pm
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Im also buyin a pci-e mobo... im actually upgrading like everything. But now i cant. I WANNA OC MY PSU!!!
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post #4 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:09pm
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Originally Posted by pogeman1000
Im also buyin a pci-e mobo... im actually upgrading like everything. But now i cant. I WANNA OC MY PSU!!!
Well you can get 550 watt PSUs for $20... if you an afford a whole new system, $20 shouldn't be too much of a stretch. It may not be a quality unit, but it's a more powerful one if nothing else.
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post #5 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:09pm
Well, I guess you could change some of the transformers inthe psu to get more amps, but I wouldn't know where to start
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post #6 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:11pm
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YIFFY I WANT LINK TO 20$ 550w PSU!! woooo!
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post #7 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:15pm
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YIFFY I WANT LINK TO 20$ 550w PSU!! woooo!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817163028
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8/28/05 at 3:18pm
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post #9 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:23pm
would u really trust a 20$ psu with a 7800gtx... i wouldnt
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post #10 of 17
8/28/05 at 3:26pm
Why not get a AGP 6800 ULTRA and a decent PSU for you existing setup?

You save money and get a killer card to boot.
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