X850xt better then the X1600pro?

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  1. Xenokai

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    I really don't know which of those cards is better, but a 300W PSU is not nearly enough to power the vid card and everything else in your computer.

    I would get a minimum of 450W for a PSU. I use an Antec 550W TrueBlue2 PSU in my main computer.
     
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    The X850XT could match the 7600GT, but the X1600 couldn't. Agree with the PSU requirements.
     
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    also could you tell me if the ram is in that pc is DDR2? someone told me that standard DDR ram wouldnt fit in the Slot of a DDR2 slot is that true?
     
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    It's true about DDR1 and DDR2 being incompatible. Different size. The RAM in that PC is DDR1.
     
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    Any standard HP PSU won't be sufficient for any of those cards.
     
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    a sticker on the psu will say its output.

    come on sam the 850 is good(great for its price) but not that good. more on par with the 6800ultra than the 7600gt
     
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    Nope, it's on par with both, check the benches. Some times the 7600 wins, some times it loses. The only downer is that it uses more power and doesnt have PS3.0.
     
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    There's one sitting next to me at my LAN party. grrrrr
     
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    if you manage to take it home with you i will give you a good price for yours ;)

    are they as nice on the eye as they seem on paper/webpage, and what have they got powering it?
     
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    X1900 like mine, not sure about the CPU. it's quite a compact tower running it. There are some mad water cooled PCs here!
     
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    Oh well, that's what the official site said!

    The spec sheet for it says:

    Socket 939 implies DDR1.
     
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    they might do both, a 939 and am2 model. if so get the am2 if you can.

    or some dopy admim clerk who dont know know their arse from a heat pipe, got it wrong.
     
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    Lol the latter sounds more likely!
     
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    im talking about the RAM not the CPU. IS the ram DDR2? orDDR1?
     
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    if the CPU is socket 939, it'll be DDR1, if the CPU is socket AM2, it'll be DDR2. If in doubt, try and email someone from HP. If you've already bought it, then when it arrives, run CPUZ, that'll tell you.
     

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