›

Howdy, Stranger!

It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!

Sign In Register

Quick Links

500 watts enough?

MmoWarlordMmoWarlord Member UncommonPosts: 16
in Off-Topic Discussion
Hey guys, i'm planning to build a new computer once the new r600's are released,just wanted yer opinion in 500 watt's gonna be enough for all of this.



Case:Antec p180



Power supply:mge magnum 500 watt modular power supply(Fanless)



Fans:3 noctua 120 mm 1200 rpm fans(one's blowing directly into ps)



motherboard:any



Processor:Intel e6600



Memory:Corsair twinx 2gb



Harddrive: 1 or possibly 2 Western digital raptor 150gb



video card:2nd to highest r600

Comments

  • asupermaneasupermane Member Posts: 682

    Yeah, im sure it'll be fine.

    you got a nice system.



    i personally would go for 650 or somethin

    image

  • noname12345noname12345 Member Posts: 2,267
    Do you have any new info on when the r600 is coming out? I've seen broad info about the dates but I don't know if they are current and accurate....and they are broad so it kinda sucks.

    ______________________________
    "When Saddam flew that plane into those buildings, I knew it was time to kick some Iranian ass!"
    -cheer leading, flag waving American

  • MmoWarlordMmoWarlord Member UncommonPosts: 16
    Awhile back amd released a press release stateing they were pushing the release back to april. I dont forsee them pushing it back again because there already behind nvidia and right around then nvidia will release its lower-model 8000's.



    ps heres final configuration :)



    Case:Antec P180

        Cost:139.95



    Case Fan:Noctua 120mm x3

        Cost:59.97



    Power Supply:Mge Magnum 500 watt Modular power supply

        Cost:129.95



    Processor Fan:Cooler Master Eclipse

        Cost:59.95



        Total cost:389.82

            Shipping:27.19

        Where:Performance-pcs.com



    Memory:Corsair Dual Channel 2gb Set

        Cost:344.00(Free Shipping)



    Hard drive:Western Digital Raptor 150gb

        Cost:209.99



    Network Card:Linksys eg1032

        Cost:24.99

            Shipping:4.99





    Media Drive:Lite-on 16x Dvd/48x Cd-Rom Sata

        Cost:20.99

            Shipping:5.64



    Motherboard:Msi 975x Platinum v.2

        Cost:164.99



    Processor:Intel E6600

        Cost:319.00(Free Shipping)



        Total:1509.60
  • dsorrentdsorrent Member CommonPosts: 1,627

    I haven't seen the specs on the R600's, however I do know the current 8800 GTX cards require a minimum of 28amps on the 12volt rail. The power supply you have listed has 30a. You should make sure you have enough to cover the requirements of the R600.

    Edit: You'd probably get better performance for cheaper if you scrap the 150 GB drive and put in 2 80+GB SATA 3.0GB drives in RAID0 configuration. It looks like your motherboard supports that.


    Fact: In the United States, 4% of all children are born with a heart defect.
    Fact: Only 1% of those has Ebstein's Anomaly.
    Fact: My daughter is in that 1%.
  • bhugbhug Member UncommonPosts: 944

    07.03.06

    (? $300 to 600) R600 specs notice the 240 to 270 watt pwr req, so 600 to 800W three 12v rail PS will be needed... two 12v rail for a pair of gpu and the third rail for the cpu, then buncha 5v for the hds, fans, ect. Actually the ps just has a single 12v rail, divided into 2 or 3 to meet cert req. Look for quiet fan ps and similar low noise fan for the cpu.

    also vista/DX10 gaming OS will be another $300.

    A 500W ps (Power Supply) would only be good enough in a single gpu, cpu and hd (Hard Drive) system, with two 12v rails.

    Of cource you must get the pci express motherboard. Atm, seems the intel dual core cpu are ahead in the performance reviews.

    edit: consider ($163) a Seasonic S12 SS-650 (SS-650HT, item #78129) from www.axiontech.com 281.575.0007

    image

  • xpyrofuryxxpyrofuryx Member CommonPosts: 1,587
    The ATI r600 cards require A LOT of power. I would go with a 800watt with AT LEAST 32a 12v rail

    image

Sign In or Register to comment.