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Old November 5, 2008, 12:47 PM
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well yeah, will a GTX 280 run ok on my rig's psu and will any of my parts totally bottle neck the thing, and im on vista x64 if that helps, i know i have the cooling and room for it anyway. and im going to NOT sli, gaming at 1440x900 so is an ati better or no i dont want to change any of my parts if i don't have to. $430 is my budget im in USA.
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Old November 5, 2008, 01:00 PM
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no problem, I have a power monitor on mine, and I don't think I've ever seen it go above 350W
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Wattage isn't near as important as the amperage the HX620 is more than powerful enough. The only time it would become a problem would be an SLI setup, but why bother given how powerful the GTX280 is anyway.
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Old November 5, 2008, 01:37 PM
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no problem, I have a power monitor on mine, and I don't think I've ever seen it go above 350W
What do you use to monitor the power usage?
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Old November 6, 2008, 09:34 AM
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just to clarify if i go from an oc'ed 8800gt xfx, to a gtx 280 i will see a massive amount of performance increase right? i only game at 1440x900 and my vision is not the greatest so i decided to stay small becasue if is bigger evrything is smaller and i just get closer lol.
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What do you use to monitor the power usage?
I have a Zalman MFC2 fan controller with power meter, and I also
have a APC UPS that has a display with power usage.
I don’t consider either that accurate but it’s a good indication.
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