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I've got the Super PSU
2006-02-11, 1:03 PM #1
Backstory: I'm looking to upgrade from a Radeon 9600XT to a 7800GS. I'm concerned about how much power that will pull, and so I pull up Gateway.com. It says I'm running 160W. What?

I shut down the computer, open the case, and the sticker says 160W.

I'm running the following on 160W, it seems.

1 Soundblaster Audigy
1 v.92 56K modem
1 ATI TV-in card
1 ATI Radeon 9600XT
1 GB (2 x 512) of PC2700 SDRAM
1 80GB 7200RPM WD HD
1 250GB 7200RPM WD HD
1 P4 2.53 gHz processor
1 DVD-RW drive
1 DVD-ROM drive

All on 160W. Or so Gateway insists.
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2006-02-11, 1:08 PM #2
Wow
2006-02-11, 1:15 PM #3
:eek:
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Złączym się z narodem.
2006-02-11, 1:17 PM #4
I believe it -- many people seem to think that you need a monster power supply to run a basic system..and you really don't.

I have two SATA HDs, an optical drive, P4 3Ghz and an x800 running off a Dell 305w - I think you have me beat. :)
woot!
2006-02-11, 2:00 PM #5
Originally posted by JLee:
I believe it -- many people seem to think that you need a monster power supply to run a basic system..and you really don't.

I have two SATA HDs, an optical drive, P4 3Ghz and an x800 running off a Dell 305w - I think you have me beat. :)

Well you see, that's actually feasible. Even P2's and P3's came with 200W PSU's. That's not even modest--that's ****ing tiny.

I think it's rebranded.
D E A T H

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