Just something that made me lol
Been flicking through this Scan build http://3xs.scan.co.uk/ShowSystem.asp?SystemID=979 and i see it comes with said Corsair PSU and a GTX 260...
Anyhow, the other week i was in Scan and purchasing a 4850 and said PSU. Guy behind the counter tries badgering me to upgrade to the dearer one (550W) saying the 4850's are really hungry and this low power one might not work - But it will power a GTX 260, even though the recommended for them is a minimum of 550W...
Salesmen eh ?
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Well, retailers will always try to sell you something more expensive. Using a larger PSU probably reduce the chance that users blow up PSU over the 5 yrs warranty period so actually cost them much less than selling you a 450W one.
The 450W will power the 4850 fine. Doesn't even hit 300W on mine at full GPU + CPU load.
Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery
Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro
Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2
Things to note, that scan system is using a low power e5300 cpu
If you've got a quad core cpu esp if heavly overclocked the power demands go right up.
However a 450w vx should be fine for a 4850 the seller was probably just erring on the side of caution.
Did he actually sugest a gtx260 to go with the 450w?
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Huh? The minimum PSU requirement from GPU manufacturers is for morons will be looking for the Watts thingymajig their case came with. That doesn't matter to system integrators at all.Originally Posted by Terbinator
<-- see comp spec.
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