I'm building myself a PC and i have a question about the amount of watts needed. My friend told me that i had to add up all the W requirments from all the components. Theres a video card that i want and it says that a minimum of 500W is needed, and i want to get 2 of them. Does that mean i need a 1000W PSU just for the video cards?? The PSU is the only part in the computor i'm having trouble understanding
no you wont need a 1000watt psu. the minimum power is found using the entire system and not just the video card. so adding another card wont need another 500watts. you will most likely need another 100-150watts. what video cards and psu are you getting?
Thanks, i was hoping that's wut i needed. and the card i'm getting is GeForce 9800 GTX and as for the PSU, i have to look. After wut u said it would have to be 700W or more right??
if i were you i would get a 4850 instead. it is a better card. you should get an x48 motherboard and use 2 4850 in crossfire instead of 2 9800gtx in sli. this psu will be more than enough http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747 motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336 what are the other parts you were looking at getting?
well i was gonna get motherboard - EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard cpu - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor RAM - OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 4096MB Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB also i'm not a hardcore pc gamer, but i wanted a decent gaming machine that will last awhile. and i don't have alot to spend on the comp and i'm already a little over my price range. With extra fans and a case this will cost about +/- $1400. srry there are no links, but i'm kinda busy over here and don't have time to get them, if u want i'll try and put them up
the motherboard and processor you chose are getting old. i would recommend these parts. cpu $330 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115042 gpu x2 $340 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747 ram $85 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145 psu $110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 case $85 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 mobo $225 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336 hdd $75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136149 dvd $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173 total = $1310 with shipping
I should have just got u to make my pc from the beginning, lol. but thee is only 1 problem. I'm from canada so i can't buy from newegg, the canadian site isn't up yet, and the site i buy from doesn't have some of that stuff. I get from tigerdirect.ca and i can't find the cpu or the mobo but i did find mobo - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3747315&CatId=3646 cpu - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3584440&CatId=2758 but is that other cpu i mentioned really bad because it is about $90 cheaper then the one above, and i would like to save money as much money as possible
The q6700 is a bit slower than a Q9450. If you really want to save money get a Q6600. But you also have to think in the long term. The Q9450 uses less electricity. So in the end the difference may not be that much.
Thanks, you've all been good help. I finally know what i'm getting. I used most of the parts suggested by krj5489. I can only afford 1 GPU for now, and the whole thing is $1420 canadian tax/shipping included.
