Enough Power ?? and Pentium D vs X2

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nife

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Ok so here is the system. Yeah I know I'm asking the most asked question on this board... Sorry. So here it is straight from new egg.

Internal Hard Drives
Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3250823AS
3x 122 = $336.00


Monitors - LCD
Update AOpen F90GS Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: F90GS
$50.00 Mail-in Rebate
$299.99

AMD-compatible Motherboards
Update ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-E
**This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this?
$120.00


Video Cards & Related Devices
Update MSI NX6800-TD128E Geforce 6800 128MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: NX6800-TD128E
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$229.00


Power Supplies
Update ENERMAX EG425P-VE SFMA 2.0 ATX12V 420W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: EG425P-VE SFMA 2.0
$69.99


Mouse
Update Logitech MX510 931179-0403 2 tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail
Model #: 931179-0403
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$28.00

Memory - System
Update mushkin PC2-4200 DDR2 Matched Dual-Pack 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model 991361 - Retail
Model #: 991361
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$83.25


Processors
Update AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3800BVBOX
$399.00



Plus I have a dual Layer DVD +/- R drive that I will be adding. And the case will be an antec p180(looks like an awesome case) Keep in mind this is mostly a workstation, compiling and encoding (ogg, mp3, and dvd-r ) with some gaming thrown in. So now for the questions:
Does that power supply have enough to handle all of those hard drives and a dual core cpu ?
How does the system look overall?
Would a Pentium D serve me better since I am going to be compiling and encoding ?
How are the Matrox hard drive these days ? Its been a long while since I've gotten new hard drives.
 
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nife

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Thanks I missed that


I think I'm going to go with this ram:

Update Kingston HyperX 512MB (2 x 256MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KHX3200AK2/512 - Retail
 
Xonoahbin

Xonoahbin

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Why so much HD memory? Make it two HD's and get a better video card, maybe save some power consumption :s and Seagate is the way to go with HD's..
 
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nife

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Thanks I think I will.
And I took your advise and I'm getting the 480 watt enermax
 
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nife

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Originally posted by: NeonAura
Why so much HD memory? Make it two HD's and get a better video card, maybe save some power consumption :s and Seagate is the way to go with HD's..
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I've got a ton of uncompressed video that I encode to dvd-r
 
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coomar

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at max the draw is going to be under 400 watts

close to 20% safety margin is good enough
 
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coomar

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though for video compression you may want 2x1gbs

the best price was the patriots 2x1gb 2-3-2-200 for 199 at frys

but that sale might be over
 
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nife

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Originally posted by: DLeRium
480W? I would recommend that you get a Seasonic 500W at least for even more stability. 600W even.
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That seems like overkill doesn't it ?
 
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coomar

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its all about the power in the 12volts line

mine seems a little high actually its always on 12.2 (multimeter)
 
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Pabster

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<sigh>

Quit looking purely at the total watt rating. It is very misleading. You need to look at the amperage rating on the rails (in particular the 12V) and also examine efficiency and voltage regulation specs. All <insert wattage here> power supplies are NOT created equal.

Get the best you can afford. Seasonic is a good choice but if you can afford it - go for the PC P&C units.
 
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coomar

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the enernmax is one of the cheapest psu's that meets the dfi nf4 requirements

if it can fully power the dfi, it can power any other nf4 board perfectly
 
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nife

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Ok, so here is what I've got right now.

Internal Hard Drives
Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3250823AS
3x$122 = $336.00



Monitors - LCD
Update AOpen F90GS Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: F90GS
$50.00 Mail-in Rebate
$299.99


AMD-compatible Motherboards
Update ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-E
$120.00


Video Devices & TV Tuners
Update Hauppauge 980 ( WinTV-PVR-250 ) PCI Interface TV Tuner Card - Retail
Model #: 980
$128.00


Video Cards & Related Devices
Update MSI NX6800-TD128E Geforce 6800 128MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: NX6800-TD128E
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$229.00

Power Supplies
Update ENERMAX Noisetaker EG495P-VE SFMA ATX 485W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: EG495P-VE SFMA
$82.00

Mouse
Update Logitech MX510 931179-0403 2 tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail
Model #: 931179-0403
$28.00


CPU Thermal Paste / Grease
Update Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Model #: ARCTIC SILVER 5
$7.99

Memory - System
Update CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
Model #: VS1GBKIT400
$89.75

Processors
Update AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3800BVBOX
$399.00

Plus the p180 case from another site since newegg is out. And the DVD -/+ R dual layer I already have. So looks like this is it so far. What does everyone think ? are there better deals out ther ? (yea I know I might get it cheaper through pricewatch and small rinky retailers but I want the fewest number of people to deal with)
 
Gamingphreek

Gamingphreek

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Originally posted by: coomar
the enernmax is one of the cheapest psu's that meets the dfi nf4 requirements

if it can fully power the dfi, it can power any other nf4 board perfectly
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Why the hell do you need to meet DFI specs. I am running a HTPC on a 250Watt PSU. Do you think they recommend that.

IIRC DFI specs say you need Dual 12V Rails and what not. BS. Im running an OCZ with one big 38A 12V rail. Their specs are recommended.

Another examply, how many people went out and bought the recommended 680Watt PSU when SLI first came out.... not many.

Just get a nice 400Watt PSU.

-Kevin
 
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nife

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Does the mobo/cpu combo I have picked need a 24pin power supply ? Because I think I am going to have to move to an atx12 powersupply wich I don't think that enermax is. oh well
 
Gamingphreek

Gamingphreek

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None of them do. YOu can use a 20 Pin PSU in a 24 Pin Slot. Or if you for some reason aren't comfortable doing that simply get an adapter.

-Kevin
 
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