I got a computer question..
- Thread starter MrFedEx503
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^ i think he was trying to say that just cause its an expensive card doesnt mean it cant still have its faults.
IMO bump it to a 500+w power supply dude. you got fast memory, a pretty quick processor, and a video card that feeds off the power supply pretty much 100% of the time. it would be wise to build for future upgrades. besides a 600w from frys electronics is like 85 bucks? 100+ if you buy ones with excessive fans for cooling.
IMO bump it to a 500+w power supply dude. you got fast memory, a pretty quick processor, and a video card that feeds off the power supply pretty much 100% of the time. it would be wise to build for future upgrades. besides a 600w from frys electronics is like 85 bucks? 100+ if you buy ones with excessive fans for cooling.
yeah your gonna need it dude. ill bet your vid card recommends a power supply of at least 450w. as for your memory you probably wont ever actually use more than 2gig of internal memory at one time unless your multitasking grips dude. and im not talkin bout runnin 2 IE pages at once.. im talkin runnin memory hungry programs at the same time. photoshop, games, audio editing software.. things like that all at once. i can honeslty say that ive never once seen my computer dip in speed or performance with the 2 gigs of memory i have. 4 gigs is pushin it and probably not worth the extra money IMO.
If your power supply doesn't meet your system's power needs, you can end up killing your video card and/or motherboard. They are meant to run with a certain amount of wattage, and when that wattage dips, it causes temperature to rise. It doesn't take that long to break down. I'd turn the computer off and grab a better power supply before your computer takes a shit.
Also make sure you're using an ESD strap (electro-static discharge) when you're messin around inside your computer. It puts your body at the same electrical potential as your case, so no static from you touching anything will transfer. Static small enough that you can't feel or see a little zap is enough to kill components. Not always right away, but that static doesn't discharge, it just hangs around and builds up until something finally happens.
Edit: and if you ever see anybody touching anything like a motherboard or a stick of ram you're gonna buy without being "grounded", don't buy it cause they've started the downward spiral of the equipment already.
Also make sure you're using an ESD strap (electro-static discharge) when you're messin around inside your computer. It puts your body at the same electrical potential as your case, so no static from you touching anything will transfer. Static small enough that you can't feel or see a little zap is enough to kill components. Not always right away, but that static doesn't discharge, it just hangs around and builds up until something finally happens.
Edit: and if you ever see anybody touching anything like a motherboard or a stick of ram you're gonna buy without being "grounded", don't buy it cause they've started the downward spiral of the equipment already.
