http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339035
Newegg.ca has it for $99.99 today with free shipping down from $159.99 regular price. Is it a good PSU? Should I get it for my i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz with a 5870 and probably 1 more in crossfire?
Thanks in advance.
Hi, I thought I was on top of the world when I built my i5-750 and 5850 setup.
How very wrong was I.
A friend of mine, quite wealthy, recently got addicted to Crysis. He said it looked better than real life, and fortunately has asked me to build him "The bestest ultimate gaming computer...
Some reviews:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3750
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5830,2564.html
A quick summary for those of you too lazy to read everything:
- It is identical to the 5870 in physical design, meaning at 11 inches, you wont be able to fit...
Specs:
Biostar T5 XE
i5-750 @ 3.6ghz
4 GB XM3 DDR3 1600
HIS 5850 @ stock
Seagate Baraccuda 750GB
Now, I bought a Cooler Master H212 plus, and the i5 runs at 24C idle and 36C load, I'm loving it. Best $30 I've ever spent.
I wish the same could be said for the Radeon, but it running...
According to this benchmark
http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3666&p=14
Windows 7 is supposed to have better gaming performance than Windows XP.
However, upgrading from XP to Win7, Fallout 3 performance has dropped from 45avg FPS to 16 FPS!!!
I have all latest updates...
Currently running:
Biostar T5 XE
i5-750 @ 3.4ghz no voltage tweak on stock
Cosair XMS3 DDR3 1600
Evga 7900GS (from old setup)
Seagate Barracuda SATAII 750GB
Maxtor Diamondmax IDE 250GB
Enermax Noisetaker 485W PSU (18A dual 12V rails, 32A total)
Looking to get a Radeon 5850 this week...