upgrade questions? rampage formula? Q6600?

[therascalking]

36 amps... not bad... and on one single rail... its good

but I think the PC Power and Cooling 610 is cheaper on the egg'

it would be enough to power my new rig, for sure, you mean?
and idc about cheaper, i need something thats modular... but thanks

Ya man 750i ftw is the way to go for sli (unless you want x3 sli).

uhm... what?

haha... i dont even want to SLI! im going single card ONLY... mebbe a GX2 at some point, but... not now... thanks anyways tho? XD

or there is my strider Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE SST-ST60F ATX 12V 2.01 & EPS 12V 600W Power Supply 115 - 240V - Power Supplies
has like 70 amps in total.

i do kinda like that... modular... nice... does it come in any higher watts tho? a 600 is still kinda concerning me just a bit... :*

and any thoughts about the 9800GTX? i really havent heard much talk about it in the forums atall... any opinions? thanks - RK

 

[Drizzt]

haha... i dont even want to SLI! im going single card ONLY... mebbe a GX2 at some point, but... not now... thanks anyways tho? XD

uhhh sorry.. i was reading what veedub said, forgot what you wanted from when i first read the post.

 

[therascalking]

uhhh sorry.. i was reading what veedub said, forgot what you wanted from when i first read the post.

haha thats fine... any good-intentioned attempts at help are welcome... just thought id clarify... - RK

 

[veedubfreak]

The ultra x3 600w or pc&p are both plenty for a single GTX. You could even get away with a corsair 520hx.

 

[veg1992]

you can't add up amps like that because they lose efficiency

 

[thirdshiftdj]

any thoughts about the 9800GTX? i really havent heard much talk about it in the forums atall... any opinions? thanks - RK

8800gts 512's are so cheap now I would consider that. You'll get higher clocks w/ a 9800gtx but its up to you whether its worth the extra cash.

 

[veedubfreak]

the 9800GTX takes over when you get into more memory bandwidth intensive games, due to the increase in memory speed.

 

[therascalking]

The ultra x3 600w or pc&p are both plenty for a single GTX. You could even get away with a corsair 520hx.

are you absolutely sure? did you look at the rest of my rig and what im running/what i plan to upgrade? cuz i realllllllly dont want to buy a new PSU, only to have it it not be enough power... i used Newegg's power supply calculator, and it suggested i should be running something more like 733W... if youre sure, thats fine, just... please be sure? haha
thanks so much tho :] - RK

 

[veedubfreak]

Power supply calculators are CRAP. The only thing you should be concerned with is theh Amperage on the 12v rail. Notice how i run a q6600@3.6ghz, and FOUR video cards on a 750w psu. It has a giant single 60A 12v rail. I used to run 2 GTS512s on a corsair 520hx. Personally though, i wont be buying anything from ultra due to them being pricks and trying to sue everyone for something they didnt even invent.

 

[Ste]

veedubfreak is correct, power supply calculators always over or under estimate.

As for what power supply, I know I have the Ultra X3's in my power supply guide, but they are only "acceptable" at best, I would never put them in the running in comparison to PC power and Cooling or Corsair.

X3's are better than X2's but they are certainly not even close to PC P&C or Corsair.

Ultra's current power supplies are at the bottom of the acceptable list, and only if you need flashy modular ones..