i got a creative x-fi, a 5850, an X25M-G2 (and NO other internal HD!) and my crusty old 400w psu..

An Intel SSD and a 5850 is not exactly what comes to mind when "mediocrity" is mentioned. In fact, these two are pretty far from the list when talking about mediocre hardware.400w is plenty for such mediocrity
ho hum!no surprise... 400w is plenty for such mediocrity
it's a pos that game with the box, from novatech, don't even think it's got any brand on it lol!brand of crusty old PSU, and rail ratings?
hmmz, interesting..i also noticed in the past, sometimes video cards will run on lower power then they need, but you will get slower framerates or glitching/sticking framerates.
well said :thumbsup:An Intel SSD and a 5850 is not exactly what comes to mind when "mediocrity" is mentioned. In fact, these two are pretty far from the list when talking about mediocre hardware.
If you meant to say "power-efficient", then you have clearly misused the term "mediocrity".
it's a pos that game with the box, from novatech, don't even think it's got any brand on it lol!
i'll get some details and post 'em..
someone told me that the psu will be running less efficiently near it's maximum (400w) and that i should put the 850w psu i have spare (not the other 500w spare) in there instead..
does that make sense?
btw i know a BIT about some stuff, but psu's i know practically nothing about!
whilst not knowing anything about psu's, i've strangely wondered if this was the case..People overestimate their PSU requirements frequently.
Sig, except its running 5 hard drives now too.
People overestimate their PSU requirements frequently.
hmmz, interesting..
that might make me get a more powerful psu, definitely..
People overestimate their PSU requirements frequently.
An Intel SSD and a 5850 is not exactly what comes to mind when "mediocrity" is mentioned. In fact, these two are pretty far from the list when talking about mediocre hardware.
If you meant to say "power-efficient", then you have clearly misused the term "mediocrity".
Pig, I gotta tell you. I'm not someone educated in power supplies, not an electrical engineer or anyone close but I can tell you this,,, You want a new, quality, PSU. The estimators for psu generally are overkill in my experience, a good 400 or 500 watt psu would be fine for your system even overclocked but quality is a must!!! If you choose to run your system off a junk psu that's fine but don't be too upset when it fails and takes your rig with it.
Intel SSD - leeet
5850 - mediocre