G gamer444 Baseband Member Messages 41 Jun 24, 2004 #11 A psu is a "power supply unit" its the box that the mains power lead goes into. it supplies power to all the components of the computer.
A psu is a "power supply unit" its the box that the mains power lead goes into. it supplies power to all the components of the computer.
OP OP H Hinrichisgod In Runtime Messages 485 Jun 24, 2004 #12 sweet I just can't decide if I want to dish out the extra money from the 9800pro for the x800 though...
sweet I just can't decide if I want to dish out the extra money from the 9800pro for the x800 though...
P PsyCho_BoB Baseband Member Messages 33 Jun 25, 2004 #13 A 350W Antec PSU can handle an x800 pro, right? And what hardware sucks up the most power anyways?
Apokalipse Golden Master Messages 14,559 Location Melbourne, Australia Jun 25, 2004 #14 PsyCho_BoB said: what hardware sucks up the most power anyways? Click to expand... I'd say the CPU; I heard that the higher the frequencies the more power it uses, so that's why Pentium M processors in laptops are like 1.4-1.6GHZ instead of 2-3GHZ
PsyCho_BoB said: what hardware sucks up the most power anyways? Click to expand... I'd say the CPU; I heard that the higher the frequencies the more power it uses, so that's why Pentium M processors in laptops are like 1.4-1.6GHZ instead of 2-3GHZ
Apokalipse Golden Master Messages 14,559 Location Melbourne, Australia Jun 25, 2004 #16 I know the X800 uses far less power than the Nvidia 6800 Ultra, and it looks better IMO