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PostPosted: 11-23-2011 04:22 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


So after 2 blown graphics cards and one now overheating like a fatty in a florida traffic jam, one dead hard disk (my goddam fucking backup drive of all things), one dying hard disk (with all games on), a blown power supply and umpteen Vista reinstalls i'm finally fed up enough to chuck this bugger in the bin and just get a new one. There's little to no upgradability with this setup anyhoo, it's a bloody BTX case for a start.

Nothing fancy, i'm thinking an i5,3.3 with 8gig and a 560Ti. No interest in SLI/crossfire SSD etc..
Any UKers know any half decent resellers that will pre-build? I really can't be arsed myself.
So far i've found this place - a mate got one from them and was satisfied. Figure i'd ask the pros though first before my dumb ass goes and buys any old guff in my haste to have a usable system. Is there any particular board/brand/PSU output I should go for? That place i mentioned seems to think i'll need i'll need 750W for a single GPU...

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PostPosted: 11-23-2011 07:17 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


have never had any problems with aria.co.uk - but in case they've gone downhill, should say that i haven't bought a new machine for nearly 2 years.

that PSU thing is probably true, even if you don't need that much in regular usage - a crappily written game (e.g. dead island) will batter your system.
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PostPosted: 11-23-2011 08:16 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Can you buy a computer from that company without Swiss cheese and disco lighting?

Get a PSU from a decent manufacturer, but don't just look at wattage ratings, they mean little more than a ballpark figure and many companies claim much higher figures than what they can actually pump out. The recommended wattages from Intel/nVidia/AMD usually come with a huge buffer for safety. My space heater of a computer is running off of a Corsair 620W. TL;DR, I'd rather get a 600W PSU from a well known manufacturer than a 800W no name brand.



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PostPosted: 11-23-2011 09:41 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


and for future reference get a PSU that's at least 50+ AMPS on the 12V rail if ur gonna upgrade your GPU



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PostPosted: 12-09-2011 08:18 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


obsidian wrote:
Can you buy a computer from that company without Swiss cheese and disco lighting?

Get a PSU from a decent manufacturer, but don't just look at wattage ratings, they mean little more than a ballpark figure and many companies claim much higher figures than what they can actually pump out. The recommended wattages from Intel/nVidia/AMD usually come with a huge buffer for safety. My space heater of a computer is running off of a Corsair 620W. TL;DR, I'd rather get a 600W PSU from a well known manufacturer than a 800W no name brand.


Went for a Corsair TX650 :up: 80+ rating, single 12v rail and whatnot. Not modular, but had to trim fat where i could (so no, no spangly lights and disco pixies in the box). Looks pretty neat in the case though and 5yr warranty is nice.
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PostPosted: 12-09-2011 11:40 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I've been using the same PSU for over two years now, it's solid :up:



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