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If your system came with the LiteOn 350W PSU with a 6-pin PCIe connector for a video card, you may want to put it back in and connect the card to it to see how it runs. The 9800GTX of course does not need 400 watts. Your entire system will probably only draw around 250 watts with the card so...

It looks like you play games at 1024x768 on the 9500GT which sounds right. However, a 19" monitor is usually capable of higher resolutions. I have a 19" WS that that has a 1440x900 native resolution with a GTS 250 and I can play Crysis at that resolution. Either the 9800GT or GTS 250 is way...

Nvidia released the certified 186.18 driver today. I didn't like the 185.85 driver and went back to the 182.50. Maybe somebody can give these a try and report back. I'm afraid to try them, but my feeling is they will be pretty good based on some good feedback from the 186.08 beta drivers.

Performance between the two cards is about the same. Since you mentioned noise and power consumption, noise levels would have to go to the HD 4870 as being better and power consumption would go to the GTX 260 as being better especially at idle speeds. The temperatures on the GTX 260 would be...

Yes. Look for one that has the 216 processing cores. If you like BFG, the first one on the list does and has free shipping. Personally, I prefer EVGA, BFG or XFX for Nvidia cards.

If you already have a 8800GT which is a pretty good card even with today's games, I can only recommend upgrading to a ATI HD 4870 or a Nvidia GTX 260. However, at this time, both are a bit out of your price range to get a decent one. You should probably wait and see if they drop over the next...

Anyone notice the prices on these GTS 250's going up at Newegg. I had interest in getting one, but 2 days ago the XFX was $129.99 and now it is $144.99. The EVGA was $129.99 for the 512MB and went to $134.99 and now is $139.99. I think with EVGA, they added a free game and didn't have this...

There are some worthwhile changes to the GTS 250 so I agree. I prefer the Nvidia drivers also. Both the 512MB and the 1GB have the smaller pcb. If you don't have a high resolution monitor, then there is no reason to get the 1GB card. Right now the 512MB is selling at Newegg for $129.99 which...

With Nvidia, there just is not much you can get now for under $50 except the 9400 GT. However, for $10 more I would not even consider it and just get the 9500 GT. You can still get the 6200 or 8400 GS for around $30 if that is what you want. The 6200 or 8400 GS would be fine and they're...

It is actually the Extreme Power Supply Calculator which has been around for some time. I know I have used it often. It just has a little bit different look to it on the Antec site but the same thing as you'll see at the bottom in the copyright information.

Just making sure since you said you did connect everything, but did you connect the additional 6 pin power cable required for the 9600 GT? My guess is that the 305W PSU does not have one so you would have to use adapters to make it work.

I thought the 521C was a slimline case and, therefore, can only take low profile cards. Also with probably a 250 watt power supply, I don't think I would be running a 9600GT. I think your best bet is the 9500 GT

I just got the Seagate 7200.12 500GB last week. I also considered the WD Black as an option. My previous drive was the 7200.10 and I must say that this one is much better. It runs cooler, more quiet (can't even be heard compared to my old one) and faster. My decision really came down to...

The 9800 GTX+ is on the same level as the HD 4850. If you are looking to save money, you could go right in between the two with an HD 4830 for as little as $100 and it is better than the HD 3870. It is considered the best cost/performance card available. The most popular one on Newegg is the...

I agree with the choice of the Antec EA430. You want quality not quantity. This power supply is more than enough for your current build and video card choices.