Recent content by Warlokk

Cool, thanks for all the advice guys! Now to get that damn card to fit back in the case...

Did a little more digging, the one I have is the Antec Truepower Trio TP3 650w... apparently it has 3 12v rails, and was SLI certified at the time. If it was designed to run 2 cards in SLI then, with the generally better power efficiency of the newer cards it should able to handle it, right?

It's an Antec 650w psu, I don't remember the exact model anymore but it's from about 2 years ago, I believe.

Hi all... so I just completed a system upgrade last week, and am now running a Phenom II 965 driving a GeForce GTX560Ti. I have 2 old video cards on hand, the GTX260 I just replaced, and the 8800GTS 320mb I had before that. With a 650w power supply, will it be able to handle the GTX260 for...

Well problem is I won't have extra money to upgrade again until next year, so I gotta get the best bang for my buck now. I figure if it'll get me through the current generation games, then next year I'll decide if a new CPU or GPU is the best way to go. I prefer to stick with Nvidia, they've...

Yeah probably should... I think the one I have now is a cheaper Coolermaster, but I'm not sure. I have no idea whether it would fit an AM2+ or not, so I should just get a new one. Plus then I can just pull the whole board/CPU/memory out and put it aside, then if I decide to build a file server...

Here's what I'm thinking at the moment: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX - $139 AMD Athlon X2 7750 Kuma 2.7 - $60 EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB - $190 - $20mir G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $40 So for $410...

Actually it's a 650, an Antec Trupower Trio... it's about a year and a half old, I think.

I'd love to go that high, but that wouldn't leave me anything for a video card, and putting that sort of muscle behind an 8800GTS won't really help. My usual strategy in the past has always been to get a motherboard that will give me room to grow through several processors as the prices on...

I just did some poking around on NewEgg, and there are some combo deals that look reasonable... AMD Phenom II X3s and AM3 motherboard combos for around $220, GTX260s for around 200, plus $50 for 4gb RAM... it's a little more than I wanted to spend but not unreasonable. I've never needed to be...

I'm using a 32" Sony Bravia for my monitor, at 1920x1080... so yeah, I need all the power I can get. The power supply is pretty new, and is a 600w Antec. Other than that, I'm running 3 hard drives (180gb, 250gb and 750gb). I usually end up running newer games without AA/AF for the most part...

Hey all-- I've got tax money back again, so it's time to start thinking about another upgrade... problem is, I may have reached the end of the line on my current mobo/CPU, but really only have a budget for a new video card. I was thinking about the GeForce GTX285, which seems to be a good...

Actually it's a 650w Trupower Trio, I had to pop the side panel off to check. Should definitely do the job for whatever I throw at it.

Thanks Danny... I've got an Antec 600w, so I should be good on the PSU front. I may also upgrade from 2gb to 4gb of RAM, especially since it's cheap, figure it can't hurt. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi All-- As this is the only place I come for reliable hardware advice, I figured I'd toss this out here and see what you folks think. I just bought a new Sony Bravia 32" LCD to use as my computer monitor, as well as serve as my PS3/TV display while I'm staying away from home with family...