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Whats my best option..

  • 11-08-2004 3:10pm
    #1
    BioHazRd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭


    I am looking at building a small form factor machine - and it will have a 200W power supply. I intend running 2 hard drives, a dvd burner and it will have an Intel P4 CPU.

    I want to find out what is the best graphics card I can stick in that box without it going on fire. I know the FX6800 is not an option as it requires a minimum of 350w :(

    Personally I would like to go for nvidia, but the power requirements for the various cards doesnt seem to be important enough to list in the tech specs

    any ideas ?

    Are higher spec PSU's easily available ?


    Bio


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  • #2
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    ~80W for the P4
    Guessing ~80-90W for the 6800
    ~10W for the mobo
    2x 10w for the hdds (2x 15W for Raptors I think)
    ~7W for DVDRW
    ~5W budget for various other bits of tech (ram etc.)

    That brings it to....

    Under 250W

    You can get a shuttle case and a shuttle 250W pus handily enough.

    That's based on the gpu not being insane.

    The 350W recommendation is to cover nVidia's arse w.r.t. "enthusiasts" who have 5-drive raid arrays hanging off their dual cpu system pushing 40 fans and an arc-light illuminating their acrylic case.


  • #3
    koneko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    The 200W power supplies in Shuttle machines (for instance) aren't the same as regular 200W power supplies. They're more powerful.

    I wouldn't have been able to run a 3.06Ghz HT P4 and 9800Pro in a regular 200W power supply system, but it was grand in my Shuttle (not a bother).


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