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Its amazing how much power is needed. I have 2 - 6pin plugs on my psu, so I used them. My psu is SLI/Crossfire capable, but what do I do if I add another card? Use the molex plugs?

I am building my new machine which contains a MSI 4890 ATI gfx card. I knew I needed a power supply with PCIe power, but the gfx card has (2) 6 pin sockets. The manual doesnt say anything about connecting the power. Are both of these required or just 1?

I ended up getting a AMD Phenom II x4 Its been around for some time and the i5s may have issues when it first comes out. Here are the specs for my new system (parts are on their way) AMD Phenom II x4 3.2Ghz Black Edition - $214.99 - $43 CashBack = $171.99 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P...

Im trying to get the most bang for my buck. With the high price of the i7 920, I dont want to cheap out on the mobo, but I dont want to spend money on something I dont need. @aNoMaLy2k8 why did you get rid of that board?

I am building a i7 920 system and trying to decide between the 2 gigabyte motherboards. Is the UD4P worth $50 more? I know it has 6 memory slots vs the 4 on the lower model, but is that worth $50?

Where do you see the i7-920 for $225? I know Microcenter has it for $200, but the nearest one is 8 hours away.

anyone have any tips on calculating how big a power supply to buy? I know power consumption has been improved over the years. My current psu is an Antec 450w TruePower, but its the old ATX 1.0 plug.

I spent about $700-800, includes cpu, mobo, ram, gfx card, case, psu, and optical.

Thanks for the replys and tips. Whats the difference between the C0 and D0 i7 chips? Are they different batches?

My AMD64 pc just died, motherboard went out. Its about 4-5 years old, so I get to upgrade now. Ive read many articles about the i7 and i5 chips, but nothing seems concrete from what ive read. i7 and the X58 chipset is available, but is still expensive. i5 is suppose to come out next month and is...