Recent content by sysdawg

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    please help me understand if I will need a new PSU

    No, currently 8600GTS, I was saying the 8800GT 105W TDP was an option originally, with the same PSU as I have.
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    please help me understand if I will need a new PSU

    Actually, the old card uses a single PCI-E 6-pin power connector, and so does the GTX 660 (regular, not Ti), so that part shouldn't be a problem. The real question is the 12V limit on the PSU...it is specified as 18A.
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    please help me understand if I will need a new PSU

    I am planning on a new GPU as a Christmas gift for my son, it will go into an old PC. Trying to figure out if I can get away without a new PSU. The salient points: Dell Vostro 400 MT minitower, circa late 2007 Intel E6850 - 65W TDP LGA775, Intel G33 chipset new GPU - GTX 660 - 130W TDP...
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    newbie question - MSI GTX580 Lightning Extreme - HDMI sound?

    I have an MSI GTX580 Lightning Extreme and a ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe motherboard. I am thinking of getting an AVR and ocaissionally routing video and audio to the AVR (which will be hooked up to a plasma and higher-quality speakers) rather than my desktop LCD and PC-quality speakers. My question is...