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Subject: PSU suggestions on H2V PC

Halo 1 > Halo 2
PC > Xbox

So that means Halo PC freakin pwns.
Its basic logic, even an xboxer could understand it (mmmm, maybe thats asking a little too much)

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  • 04.08.2007 4:28 PM PDT
Subject: PSU suggestions on H2V machine

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I'd never chance going too low with your power supply, you could do some serious damage to your machine either over time without realizing it, or right when you plug it in. The way I think about it, you're only going to build this once, so save up and make it the best/upgrade capable it can be, it's not worth taking the risk of killing your whole machine over an extra $40-$60

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  • 04.08.2007 4:32 PM PDT

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400 W is going to be too light for that I think. In addition the PSU is not a component you want to skimp on. If you don't have enough power to run everything evenly you stand the risk of damaging parts. Do you really want to buy a second 8800?

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  • 04.08.2007 4:32 PM PDT
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600 watts

  • 04.08.2007 4:52 PM PDT
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get the hiper 580w

  • 04.08.2007 5:23 PM PDT
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The power supply is a hoax. Just plug it straight into the 120.

  • 04.08.2007 5:51 PM PDT
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ok you guy know nothing about power supplys

watts=the max amount of watts the PSU can give out wile giving the components a consistent flow of electricity



(ill copy and paste this from the pure pwnage forums, thanks komet :P)

Step 3: Amps, amps, amps.
Why are amps important in selecting a PSU? Simple; if your PSU cannot provide enough amps to your components, your PC will not function correctly because its components are trying to draw more amps than the PSU can provide, regardless of how many watts the PSU has available. A lot of the components in a PC are powered off the +12 rail, so this is the most important area to notice when looking at the specifications of a PSU. When looking at a PSU with multiple +12 rails, simply add all the +12 amps together, because they all work together anyway. I'm obviously not an Electrical Engineer, but that's the layman's version. How many amps do you need? Again, that depends on what hardware you have selected. A single graphics card PC with 2-4 hard drives and 2 optical drives will be happy with 25amps on the +12 rail. When you start getting into SLI or Crossfire gaming machines, expect to shell out some cash on a stable PSU. For a mid-range dual graphics card setup (2x7600GT, 2x7900GS, 2x x1600xt, 2x x1900gt), you will want at least 500w with about 28-30a total on the +12 rail. For high end dual graphics card setups (2x7900GT, 2x7900GTX, 2x x1800xt, 2x x1900xt(x)), look for something in the 600-700w range with 40-60a on the +12. Yes that may be overkill, but it's better to be safe rather than sorry.

Single card: 425w with >= 28a on the +12 for a single 8800gts


Try this


@trekkie a PSU decreases the amount of electricity going into the computer, there is so little electricity going into a computer that a static shock can fry your computer (electrostatic shock)



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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681714802 2

Sorry if it has already been suggested, but I recommend it.

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You don't like the blue light? : ( I guess it was sort of my thing then; my HP's power button luminates blue, so it seem to fit, especially at night. Just from personal experience, the beast has never let me down. I will warn you that the first one I received was DOA, but New Egg sent me a new one free of charge.

  • 04.09.2007 5:38 PM PDT

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LOL apevia. Do not get one that is not from trusted brands such as PCP&C, OCZ, Antec, Enermax, Silverstone, Seasonic, Sparkle, Fortron, etc.

  • 04.09.2007 5:46 PM PDT
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so 600 watts is the magic number. ill try to figure out how to gage amps, but till then ill start spitting out models.

FOR THE LAST TIME WATTS DONT MEAN ANYTHING

it whats on the 12 volt rail FFS

*deep breath*

anyway none of those PSU you got can run the 8800 gts

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*curb stops a cute hamster*

ffs as i said before

watts=the max amount of watts the PSU can give out while giving the components a consistent flow of electricity

the 12 volt rail is for the GPU mainly

and yes they do vary -_-

and that PSU i gave you is not any bigger than the one you gave us [/exploding_aneurysm]



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Posted by: staticx576
LOL apevia. Do not get one that is not from trusted brands such as PCP&C, OCZ, Antec, Enermax, Silverstone, Seasonic, Sparkle, Fortron, etc.

The only reason it's not "trusted" is because a lot of people get DOA's on their products, as I did. I've had the PSU for over six months now and I haven't had a single problem with it.

  • 04.09.2007 7:32 PM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

Just get an 800.

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My Seasonic S12 600watt is really powerful and quiet. It has 36+amps on the 12v lines.

It runs at like 15db. It's insanly quiet and cool.

  • 04.10.2007 4:27 PM PDT