fixing my pc, and then slowly upgrading - PSU 1st

[hermeticist]

What about this PSU:

Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK

Corsair 520HX (made by Seasonic, modular & supposedly built to a higher spec than seasonic`s own units)?

[Russ]

already have psu now!

[Russ]

cheers blitzen, i take it ati card for the same price are not as good?

[Blitzen]

cheers blitzen, i take it ati card for the same price are not as good?

There isnt an ATI yet that can touch it.

[staffsMike]

There isnt an ATI yet that can touch it.

for the price...

3870 X2 is £70 more but is awesome value for money considering its performance.

[Russ]

ok, final list.

Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400
Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP, iP35, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
512MB BFG Technology 8800GTS, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Mem 1940MHz, GDDR3, GPU 675MHz, 2x Dual Link DVI/HDTV
Pioneer DVR-215BK 20x DVD±R, 10x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM
500 GB Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T166, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ

this all sound good? all from scan.

[Krumm]

for another £70 you could get a 3870 X2 which is the best card on the market (supposedly)!

Fudzilla - Radeon HD 3870 X2 benchmarked

[Krumm]

i would say at most about 600w.people tend to grossly overestimate how much power a system uses.

I definitely did that. Got a thermaltake 750w psu recently, but I have no doubt i use less than 400w.

[Russ]

krumm, thats evil tempting me like that

[Russ]

Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK

what about that card then?

[staffsMike]

If you can afford it then it's a great card. Best out there atm.

[Russ]

were hoping you wouldnt say that lol

[staffsMike]

If you are gaming on 1680 x 1050 or less you aren't going to notice much difference between a £100 graphics card and £400 cards atm.

Obviously there will be some but if you get something like the HD3870 or 8800GT/GTS you aren't going to be dissapointed.

[Russ]

ok finally ordered, massive discounts thanks to Today Only, had everything on apart from the RAM