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  • [Expletive Deleted]
    The Penetrator
    • Oct 2006
    • 2855

    #1

    New PSU Recommendation?

    I'm planning on sticking my old 8800GTS 640MB in my current rig as a dedicated PhysX card.
    My question is: what PSU should I buy? I'm looking at a Corsair 850W PSU on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009

    Will that be enough for my current system and a dedicated 8800GTS 640MB for PhysX? If not, any suggestions? I don't plan on trying to SLI GTX280s in the future and my mobo can't support it anyway. I probably won't upgrade anything else in my system unless a better CPU that fits my current mobo suddenly goes on some kind of throwaway sale or something. So it's pretty much my current system plus an 8800GTS 640MB I'm looking to power.
  • =98=
    Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 10299

    #2
    Re: New PSU Recommendation?

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    • [Expletive Deleted]
      The Penetrator
      • Oct 2006
      • 2855

      #3
      Re: New PSU Recommendation?

      Any reason why you recommend that particular PSU?
      It seems to be more or less the same as the one I was looking at, only 100w less and $50 more.

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      • Andrew[XI]
        Member
        • Nov 2007
        • 97

        #4
        Re: New PSU Recommendation?

        the 750w is modular so u can have a cleaner setup

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        • KillerStickMan
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2007
          • 817

          #5
          Re: New PSU Recommendation?

          If you don't mind having wires hanging all around your case, then go with the one you had originally picked out. But if you like your case to be tidier, then go with the one alex linked. Modular means you can disconnect the cables you don't need btw.

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          • [Expletive Deleted]
            The Penetrator
            • Oct 2006
            • 2855

            #6
            Re: New PSU Recommendation?

            I know what modular means, I'm just not sure I'm prepared to spend that much more on a weaker PSU just for that feature. And since I have so many fans and drives and whatnot hooked up, I'll still have most of the cords on the modular PSU connected anyway. I only have like one or two cords right now that aren't hooked to anything. One is for a second graphics card and one is for fan controller, I think. Since I plan on sticking a second PCI-e card in for PhysX, that would leave only one useless connector to tuck above my optical drive.

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            • KillerStickMan
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2007
              • 817

              #7
              Re: New PSU Recommendation?

              Originally posted by [Expletive Deleted]
              I know what modular means, I'm just not sure I'm prepared to spend that much more on a weaker PSU just for that feature. And since I have so many fans and drives and whatnot hooked up, I'll still have most of the cords on the modular PSU connected anyway. I only have like one or two cords right now that aren't hooked to anything. One is for a second graphics card and one is for fan controller, I think. Since I plan on sticking a second PCI-e card in for PhysX, that would leave only one useless connector to tuck above my optical drive.
              I've never really seen the point in modular PSUs, so I would really worry about getting one.

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              • Wizrdwarts
                Member
                • Dec 2006
                • 3754

                #8
                Re: New PSU Recommendation?

                Originally posted by [Expletive Deleted]
                I'm planning on sticking my old 8800GTS 640MB in my current rig as a dedicated PhysX card.
                My question is: what PSU should I buy? I'm looking at a Corsair 850W PSU on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009
                Looks good to me. A good 750w would also work, but the Corsair non-modular 750w is only $10 cheaper, so go for the 850w.

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