i think your old machine could go for at least... $250-$300 ??? ???
(07-23-2008, 07:34 AM)Toilet Duck link Wrote: [ -> ]i think your old machine could go for at least... $250-$300 ??? ???
That sounds about right. You might be able to get another $100 if you advertise it right though.
Given the experiences I've had with this upgrade, I'd recommend keeping it around as a secondary machine (for whatever reason you'd want). That way when you have hardware issues you'll have the spare parts to help you figure out the problem.
800W psu?
600w max
500w could be enough.
Antec NeoPower 550w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817103941
Quote:According to Antec support: There is a timing incompatibility between certain Asus motherboards (A8N and one other series I can't remember) and all ATX v2.2 compliant power supplies (not just Antec). You can solve the problem by updating your BIOS (as of 7/27/06, you have to use a beta).
AMD? Go for intel =D!
Then you need to change mobo.
Not many games yet support quad core, so dual core might give you better performance and ofc cheaper.
E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819115037
Yeah, unless you're planning SLI, that 800W $150 psu is total overkill. Could get something for half the price easily that's adequate. And I'd agree an E8400-E8500 is generally going to perform just as well as most quadcores for gaming purposes. I sold my computer that was about half those specs for $100, so you can get $200+ easily I'd figure.Â
800W is definitely overkill...but you really, really don't want to cheap out on a PSU.
(07-23-2008, 09:46 AM)CaffeinePowered link Wrote: [ -> ]Needs more Asus
I've had to replace my Asus before cause it fried.
Needs more ATI HD 4850. :S
The only thing is: that PSU is actually, with the $50 dollar rebate, only $99, so it works out fine for the price, and the only two power supplies I could find in the 500W-600W range that had modular (which is a must for me, I'm a neat freak) power were both more expensive than this thing is. Maybe that's a bad sign, I don't know.
And as far as the processor goes, my experience with AMD is that their sockets remain viable
much, much longer than Intel's, which change pretty regularly. I could easily be wrong about that, of course. So whether I go Phenom in the end, the AM2+ will be viable for future revisions of Agena that will exceed anything that Intel can get going on Socket T.
Also, a little something I unearthed while taking a look at processors.
A joke reserved for hardware enthusiasts. Don't strain yourself.
About that xion psu:
Cons: Aparently the 12v rail that carries power to your GFX card, doesn't give out the whole 12 volts, instead it only gives out 4.93 volts, which is very LOW! This creates problems in every game you play, doesn't matter if it's old or next-gen game, the lack of power to the GFX card will make your screen black out with all controls (gamepad, keyboard, mouse) unresponsive within 5 seconds to 45 minutes of gameplay! After this happens, you have no choice but to cold boot (restart) your PC, and it never leaves an error report to send because when the game crashes (blacks out), it takes the entire PC down with it. I've also tried contacting xion, and I have never recieved a reply from them at all. In conclusion, if you're building a next gen game PC, I'd avoid this PSU if I were you. CONS: only gives 4.93 instead of 12 volts of power on 12v rail and NO customer service at all, THEY IGNORE YOU and almost all of their email addresses don't work or are deactivated!
Id still say no amd. E8400 gogogo
(07-24-2008, 06:50 AM)ktj link Wrote: [ -> ]About that xion psu:
Cons: Aparently the 12v rail that carries power to your GFX card, doesn't give out the whole 12 volts, instead it only gives out 4.93 volts, which is very LOW! This creates problems in every game you play, doesn't matter if it's old or next-gen game, the lack of power to the GFX card will make your screen black out with all controls (gamepad, keyboard, mouse) unresponsive within 5 seconds to 45 minutes of gameplay! After this happens, you have no choice but to cold boot (restart) your PC, and it never leaves an error report to send because when the game crashes (blacks out), it takes the entire PC down with it. I've also tried contacting xion, and I have never recieved a reply from them at all. In conclusion, if you're building a next gen game PC, I'd avoid this PSU if I were you. CONS: only gives 4.93 instead of 12 volts of power on 12v rail and NO customer service at all, THEY IGNORE YOU and almost all of their email addresses don't work or are deactivated!
Id still say no amd. E8400 gogogo
I think I heard something about that, but it was a different PSU.
Woah woah woah. 800W? Do you plan on powering the sun? That seems just a bit overkill. Also, keep in mind not much right now fully utilizes quad core.
(07-24-2008, 06:50 AM)ktj link Wrote: [ -> ]About that xion psu:
Cons: Aparently the 12v rail that carries power to your GFX card, doesn't give out the whole 12 volts, instead it only gives out 4.93 volts, which is very LOW! This creates problems in every game you play, doesn't matter if it's old or next-gen game, the lack of power to the GFX card will make your screen black out with all controls (gamepad, keyboard, mouse) unresponsive within 5 seconds to 45 minutes of gameplay! After this happens, you have no choice but to cold boot (restart) your PC, and it never leaves an error report to send because when the game crashes (blacks out), it takes the entire PC down with it. I've also tried contacting xion, and I have never recieved a reply from them at all. In conclusion, if you're building a next gen game PC, I'd avoid this PSU if I were you. CONS: only gives 4.93 instead of 12 volts of power on 12v rail and NO customer service at all, THEY IGNORE YOU and almost all of their email addresses don't work or are deactivated!
Id still say no amd. E8400 gogogo
Yeah, on that note, I switched to the highest-rated product, a 520W Corsair unit with (yes!) Modular Cabling Support. It's a little less flashy than the Xion offering, but also, I hear, much more stable and high-performance. And my case is pretty understated, anyways.