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Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Price shouldn't factor too much into PSU. Once you have all the parts decided, you should be doing the research to figure out how much it's going to take to sustain it (simple math and Googling) and get a PSU that is about 1.5x that to give some room. Whether that's cheap or not doesn't matter, it has to be able to sustain your parts.

Stranaton · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:27 pm

Newegg has a PSU wattage calculator.

Mete · **Joined:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:54 pm **Posts:** 12656

I was talking about quality rather than wattage. Going with the cheapest model with sufficient wattage to save 20 bucks may not be a good idea if it's some unknown off-brand.

Stranaton · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:38 pm

if you want quality, go with 80PLUS certification

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Ah. Yeah that's true. People should always be sure to read the reviews of any part though. I got in the habit and frequently help my parents avoid getting disastrous items like a TV prone to catching fire. Yes that is a real thing and not just an example.

Stranaton · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:43 pm

Don't buy Diablotech

their PSUs used to be deemed fire hazards by UL, who regulated electrical safety

Mete · **Joined:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:54 pm **Posts:** 12656

How deviously ironic.

D-vid · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:57 pm

Madican wrote:

Ah. Yeah that's true. People should always be sure to read the reviews of any part though. I got in the habit and frequently help my parents avoid getting disastrous items like a TV prone to catching fire. Yes that is a real thing and not just an example.

At least on amazon you will find not a single electrical device that has not at least one 1-star review saying "This thing blew up my house and fucked Sailor Moon after it ran over my dog.".

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Everyone who has ever done a single school essay should have the skills to separate credible information from falsehood. If it's still unclear, look for more reviews on another site.

Paper_Pikmin · **Joined:** Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:47 am **Posts:** 238

Ok so my parents let me have their five-year-old computer. It has a 22" 1680x1050 monitor, keyboard and mouse, speakers, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ at 2.6 GHz, 4 GB DDR2 memory, a 250 Watt PSU, a LightScribe DVD drive, and two HDD's totalling 700 GB.
Considering the most graphically intense game I play is Portal 2 and TF2, should I buy a cheap GPU and a good 500 Watt PSU; or should I buy a whole new motherboard, new DDR3 RAM, a new 500 Watt PSU, and an Intel Core i3? Will the Intel HD Graphics handle TF2 just fine?

Stranaton · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:11 pm

I'd say buy a top of the line Intel Board, a cheap GPU, an i3 and a good amount of ram

Paper_Pikmin · **Joined:** Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:47 am **Posts:** 238

Also I forgot to mention but I only have around 300 dollars to spend on this.

Stranaton · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 5:24 pm

just the PSU and GPU then. I really suggest to save more cheddar, though

Paper_Pikmin · **Joined:** Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:47 am **Posts:** 238

Ok so I'll buy an Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti with a 430 Watt PSU

D-vid · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:23 pm

get more watts.

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