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Posted by: TopWargamer
The Newegg PSU calculator says no....but then again....what are your PC specs?


Intel i5 3570k
Asus Z77 Sabertooth
HD 6870 x2
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm
NZXT Lexa S

  • 09.16.2012 11:11 AM PDT

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Posted by: Jet Lockheed

Posted by: TopWargamer
The Newegg PSU calculator says no....but then again....what are your PC specs?


Intel i5 3570k
Asus Z77 Sabertooth
HD 6870 x2
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm
NZXT Lexa S

The PSU calculator is coming in at just over 650 watts.

You probably have a higher wattage PSU...

  • 09.16.2012 11:14 AM PDT


Posted by: TopWargamer

Posted by: Jet Lockheed

Posted by: TopWargamer
The Newegg PSU calculator says no....but then again....what are your PC specs?


Intel i5 3570k
Asus Z77 Sabertooth
HD 6870 x2
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm
NZXT Lexa S

The PSU calculator is coming in at just over 650 watts.

You probably have a higher wattage PSU...


It's 650 watts.

And very good 12v rails.

Bear in mind Newegg adds 50 watts to compensate for capacitor aging, and Corsair PSUs age very well, so that's not going to happen.

[Edited on 09.16.2012 11:16 AM PDT]

  • 09.16.2012 11:16 AM PDT

Also, Newegg doesn't calculate the bare minimum, that would be stupid. Always know that was Newegg, or any power calculator suggests gives some headroom.

  • 09.16.2012 11:23 AM PDT

Shakes Magic 8 Ball

H'okay, so I did everything. I'm on it right now, it works perfectly fine.

Except I don't have audio, suggestions? I opened my control panel and it does register that there is actual audio that is supposed to be coming out when I opened a youtube video. But I'm not getting any sound.

  • 09.16.2012 12:01 PM PDT


Posted by: NorbergK6
H'okay, so I did everything. I'm on it right now, it works perfectly fine.

Except I don't have audio, suggestions? I opened my control panel and it does register that there is actual audio that is supposed to be coming out when I opened a youtube video. But I'm not getting any sound.


When was the last time you posted here

Try reinstalling your audio drivers

  • 09.16.2012 12:02 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: Jet Lockheed

Try reinstalling your audio drivers
This, and he posted here a while ago, but disregarded us.

  • 09.16.2012 12:16 PM PDT

Shakes Magic 8 Ball

Would those be associated with my MoBo drivers then?

  • 09.16.2012 12:16 PM PDT

Shakes Magic 8 Ball

Called up HP, apparently this monitor I have doesn't have an onboard speaker system. Which is weird, I figured most would in this day in age. Oh well, just gotta buy speakers.

  • 09.16.2012 12:18 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....

You should just buy a pair of Bears by Dr. Pepper headphones instead of speakers, they're by far better than anything out there right now.

  • 09.16.2012 12:22 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?

Radeon 8000 series announced

  • 09.16.2012 12:30 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP
Radeon 8000 series announced


>According to the source, Radeon HD 8870 would be as fast as GeForce GTX 680

Damn son.

  • 09.16.2012 12:34 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?


Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP
Radeon 8000 series announced


>According to the source, Radeon HD 8870 would be as fast as GeForce GTX 680

Damn son.
AND it's about $270.

Huh...

  • 09.16.2012 12:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP
Radeon 8000 series announced


>According to the source, Radeon HD 8870 would be as fast as GeForce GTX 680

Damn son.


Awesome! I was going to upgrade to the 7870 from the 7770 in the next few months.

Looks like I'm holding off for the 8870 now.

  • 09.16.2012 12:59 PM PDT


Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP
Radeon 8000 series announced


>According to the source, Radeon HD 8870 would be as fast as GeForce GTX 680

Damn son.
AND it's about $270.

Huh...


Welp.

Guess I'm sticking to AMD.

  • 09.16.2012 1:02 PM PDT


Posted by: NorbergK6
Would those be associated with my MoBo drivers then?


It depends if you have an integrated sound card, which you probably do

If you know what your current drivers are it should be easy

[Edited on 09.16.2012 1:27 PM PDT]

  • 09.16.2012 1:03 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....

Alright, so if this whole 8000 series rumors are true, should I just get a cheap GPU when I buy my computer, and then upgrade to 8000 series when they come out? And when exactly does AMDs new GPUs usually come out?

  • 09.16.2012 3:09 PM PDT

Probably Q4 this year or Q1 next year.

I haven't read up about it.

  • 09.16.2012 3:19 PM PDT

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These new cards better come out before Black Friday....cause that's when i'm picking out my parts.

  • 09.16.2012 3:21 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: TopWargamer
These new cards better come out before Black Friday....cause that's when i'm picking out my parts.
Probably not, I'm pretty sure the first 7000 series cards came out early this year, so I'd assume the 8000 would be at least late December/early 2013.

  • 09.16.2012 3:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: TopWargamer
These new cards better come out before Black Friday....cause that's when i'm picking out my parts.
Probably not, I'm pretty sure the first 7000 series cards came out early this year, so I'd assume the 8000 would be at least late December/early 2013.

Ah....oh well.

Once some more information is released about this new 8000 series....I may just buy all of my parts except for the GPU on Black Friday....and then just wait for the 8000 series to be released.

  • 09.16.2012 3:32 PM PDT

Oh God Black Friday.

  • 09.16.2012 3:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: Jet Lockheed
Oh God Black Friday.

My local CompUSA is about to get raided by me....muhahahaha

  • 09.16.2012 3:34 PM PDT

So jealous you have one near you. /has no microcenter, fry's, or CompUSA

Any north bridge chipset that gets better cost performance than the Z77?

  • 09.16.2012 3:38 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: TopWargamer

Posted by: Jet Lockheed
Oh God Black Friday.

My local CompUSA is about to get raided by me....muhahahaha
I used to have a CompUSA AND a Microcenter a few miles away from me. Sadly, the CompUSA shut down, but Microcenter is still really good. They don't seem to have nearly a big GPU selection, but they always have amazing deals on processors.

  • 09.16.2012 3:39 PM PDT