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How is this build? I am extremely poor, so I can't really do much better.
[editline]2nd October 2011[/editline]
I have RAM and an HDD.
swap the psu out for something else, and get a cheaper motherboard -
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138329[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815007[/url]
[QUOTE=drummerundrcovr;32615976]swap the psu out for something else, and get a cheaper motherboard -
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138329[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815007[/url][/QUOTE]
To the guy that disagreed with this: why should I not follow what he's saying?
Oops. I'm OP, btw.
[QUOTE=pdp;32622029]To the guy that disagreed with this: why should I not follow what he's saying?
Oops. I'm OP, btw.[/QUOTE]
It's a worse PSU for 5 cents less.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;32622119]It's a worse PSU for 5 cents less.[/QUOTE]
ahahahahaha. no. The thermaltake's 2 12v rails are 14a & 15a, opposed to the xigmatek's 20a & 20a, and the xigmatek is 80 plus certified. OP is much safer off getting the xigmatek.
and also the motherboard will give the same functionality as the one you linked, except for crossfire, at a much cheaper price.
[QUOTE=drummerundrcovr;32622200]ahahahahaha. no. The thermaltake's 2 12v rails are 14a & 15a, opposed to the xigmatek's 20a & 20a, and the xigmatek is 80 plus certified. OP is much safer off getting the xigmatek.
and also the motherboard will give the same functionality as the one you linked, except for crossfire, at a much cheaper price.[/QUOTE]
Now that it's cheaper, it's a better deal. If they were still the same price I would pick the thermaltake. It has a higher maximum total wattage output (by about 70W), and only 3 amps less on the combined 12V rail, and IF you were using the total wattage allowed on the 12V rails, you would only have 16W left on the 5v and 3.3v rails - and your computer's going to be using more than that, so really the most you're really going to get on the 12V rail is a lot less.
is there any way to gauge how much you'll need on the 5v rail?
[editline]4th October 2011[/editline]
also the efficiency of the thermaltake is pretty bad >65 vs >85
[editline]4th October 2011[/editline]
also see this for that thermaltake power supply [url]http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermaltake-Purepower-430W-NP-Power-Supply-Review/332/7[/url]
couldn't find an article for the xigmatek but i'd trust it if it's 80 plus bronze certified.
Why are you getting a PSU with more than one 12v rail?
I always heard that there was no need for more than one 12v rail and they actually perform worse than a single 12v rail.
Then again, I may be several years outta date.
[QUOTE=blazingfly;32625550]Why are you getting a PSU with more than one 12v rail?
I always heard that there was no need for more than one 12v rail and they actually perform worse than a single 12v rail.
Then again, I may be several years outta date.[/QUOTE]
2 rails is fine for a system such as this. one rail powers the cpu and the other rail is for the rest of the computer (afaik). this system has very low power consumption so having 2 rails doesn't matter. I used to run my gtx470 and amd 965 on a psu just like the xigmatek above with no problems.
Do you guys think this can run Skyrim?
It can run it. Maxed out? Maybe not, but at decent settings it will handle it with ease.
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