The Burn-Out: SMASHING Ivolt. The choice of champions.

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

What is your PSU though? Generic one? I learnt the hardway with PSUs, ignoring polo's advice constantly about upgrading it before putting a 3870 in my tower.

Then I was all :] FUCK YEAH MY GENERIC 550W PSU RUNS THE 3870 PERFECTLY, 20 minutes later the PSU blew up. :rofl:

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Generic, yeah. :P I'll get another maybe, they're not ridiculously expensive anyway. :lol

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

It'll work. You can use a PCI-E 2.0 card in a 16x PCI-E slot, I was for ages.

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I see then. :D

Forgot to post one.
Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCI Exp 2.0

It's a tad cheaper than the other 5670, but the GDDR5 intrigues me. :P

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Generic, yeah. :P I'll get another maybe, they're not ridiculously expensive anyway. :lol

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My Grandad will NOT listen.

He is using what must be a 5-6 year old generic PSU, I'd guess around 300-500W... He's been using an 8600GT, 9800GT, now he's using a GTS250 and if my uncle upgrades no doubt he will then cram the 5770 into it and it WILL blow the PSU up. He will not listen to me that he shouldn't be using a generic POS PSU...

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Generic, yeah. :P I'll get another maybe, they're not ridiculously expensive anyway. :lol

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Get a 500-600W Corsair PSU if it's in your price range, your PC will thank you in the long run. :)

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Forgot to post one.
Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCI Exp 2.0

It's a tad cheaper than the other 5670, but the GDDR5 intrigues me. :P

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It performs pretty well.

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

My Grandad will NOT listen.

He is using what must be a 5-6 year old generic PSU, I'd guess around 300-500W... He's been using an 8600GT, 9800GT, now he's using a GTS250 and if my uncle upgrades no doubt he will then cram the 5770 into it and it WILL blow the PSU up. He will not listen to me that he shouldn't be using a generic POS PSU...

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Warn him about explosions. :wacko:

Haven't seen a single Corsair PSU around here. :/

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Haven't seen a single Corsair PSU around here. :/

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There are loads of other good quality brands as well. Just look for something that says 80%+ efficiency.

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

There are loads of other good quality brands as well. Just look for something that says 80%+ efficiency.

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and isnt from china :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Haven't seen a single Corsair PSU around here. :/

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The Thermaltake 750w I got is quite good although it was expensive when I bought it.

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

My Grandad will NOT listen.

He is using what must be a 5-6 year old generic PSU, I'd guess around 300-500W... He's been using an 8600GT, 9800GT, now he's using a GTS250 and if my uncle upgrades no doubt he will then cram the 5770 into it and it WILL blow the PSU up. He will not listen to me that he shouldn't be using a generic POS PSU...

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The GTS250 uses more power :thot:.

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

The GTS250 uses more power :thot:.

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in amps or watts though :P

Well both the 9800GT and GTS250 he's used are both PNY low power versions that don't require anything extra from the 12v rail.

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Originally Posted by Kouen

in amps or watts though :P

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Watts are a unit of measuring power, amps are are a unit for measuring current so watts and the two are related. Power = Amps * volts