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compfreak999

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i currently have a 350watt power supply and going to do major computer upgrades, dunno if i have enough power though what do you guys think?

amd athlon xp 2000+ (yea i know need to upgrade)
asus a7n8x-E deluxe
audigy 2 (thx certified 6.1)
western digital raptor 36GB
hitachi 180GB 180GXP 7200RPM
antec 350watt smart blue
512 ram possibly 1024 (still undecided)
Radeon 9800PRO
HP 9340i burner
hitachi 40x dvd drive
floppy:)
3 led case fans
3 uv lights
 
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John

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You didn't list the major upgrades you are going to perform, but you did a wonderful job of posting your sig. ;)

*BTW, your Antec 350w psu is a quality unit.
 
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compfreak999

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opps sorry
upgrades are
western digital 10,000 rpm raptor 36.7GB
the 512 or 1024 MB of ram (pc3200 i think)
Radeon 9800 PRO
3 LED case fans
3 UV lights
audigy 2
 
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3 Uv lights and 3 LED lights? lol.. If you plan on upgrading your CPU, make sure you get a 480 watt in there. As of right now it will be enough but you might be killing life out of your PSU.
 
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compfreak999

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so your suggesting a bigger power supply then right? i think i can get the true power 430watt for like 40$ right now, but im going to be on a tight budget after this so yea......
 
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darkswordsman17

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Ok, do you really need all those lights? :D

I would recommend going with a better PSU if you'll be running that much stuff.

I hope my 500W will hold up my upgrades.

I'll be putting a 6800 Ultra, an overclocked Athlon 64 (3000+), 1 GB of DDR500, a couple of hard drives, a tv tuner, an Audigy 2 ZS, some case lighting, a DVD burner, a floppy, and a CD-R/W. Oh, and at some point the 6800 will be driving 2 big CRTs (one a 22" the other a 24" widescreen).

Hmm...maybe I should upgrade to a 550W or higher.
 
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compfreak999

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scrap the audigy 2!?! erm i think i need it with my thx certified 5.1 Megaworks speakers:), audigy 2 is better then soundstorm, soundstorm ppl say its equivilent (spelling) to a audigy.
 
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Originally posted by: compfreak999
scrap the audigy 2!?! erm i think i need it with my thx certified 5.1 Megaworks speakers:), audigy 2 is better then soundstorm, soundstorm ppl say its equivilent (spelling) to a audigy.
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No, you don't. Those speakers will sound just fine thru the onboard sound. However if you can afford a new psu without sacrificing any of your other upgrades then go for it.
 
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sharq

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I think you should be fine too with your 350watt PSU.
I have an Antec True 330 running:

5 fans
Athlon XP 2400
MSI KT3 Ultra2
512mb ddr
80gb WD 8mb cache
60gb Maxtor
Radeon 9200 (And the manual for the videocard recommended "atleast" a 350watt PSU :) )
* And for a brief time (1 week) it was running a 9800pro that I was testing.
CDRW
DVD
NIC
Modem
SB Live
Zip drive
Floppy
USB Hub
 
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compfreak999

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still debating if i should get the 9800 pro though, for 1 i wont be using it, as my friend said to me its more of a bragging rights, should i get it? games i play c&amp;c generals and a bit of cs but dont play on playing much next year, any other recommendations?
 
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Cawchy87

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if thats all you play you can get by with an mx440, nevermind a 9800pro, no need for it if thats all you do
 
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sharq

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If you plan on reducing the amount you play, I would recommend at the highest a 9600, at the lowest a 9200 (both non-se). My 9200 lets me play any current game. Ofcourse doom3 and HL2 may be a problem on my 9200 but that is yet to be seen.
You might want to look at the price difference between a 9600 and a 9800.
 
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imported_michaelpatrick33

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9600 pro is how I would go if you are gaming lightly and I am not sure if Soundstorm does 6.1 surround side or only 5.1 surround sound I am so sleepy I forgot how to spell surround. I think that is right
 
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compfreak999

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exact specs
p4 3.2 prescott
p4p800 deluxe (going to get)
768mb kingston pc3200
5900xt msi
hitachi 180gxp 180gb
wdc raptor 36.7gb
audigy 2
1 cd rw
1 dvd 16x
5 case fans 4 80mm 1 thermaltake ufo fan
no cpu fan (part of the case fan)

now im pushing it right? the only thing i havent bought is the mobo
 
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