Recent content by Fayler

I obtained parts to build a new system today with the ability to swap in a few parts of old system that went bottoms up after some sort of short or other malfunction that left me unable to boot up after some mishap involving a new case fan. I wanted to test the old CPU (components will be...

As outlander pointed out, the psu is much more than you need, so going to a less powerful one will save you some bucks. 500 or even 450 should be adequate. As far as g.skill goes, I have their sniper series in my rig and never had any problems with it.

Blargh, sorry! Put it in my other post but for some reason I neglected to do it here. Mobo:MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 CPU: I5-2500K GPU:SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB RAM: 2x G.SKILL Sniper 4GB (Tried using only one, made no difference) PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular Power...

Earlier this week, when I booted my system, the POST beep indicated that there was a video adapter malfunction (Sapphire HD 6870). I recently got a new video card while waiting for the RMA process to occur and when I boot up with the new card (EVGA GT 520) the only thing that happens is I get a...

Yes, but I will be upgrading some time in the near future, just not this month and likely not the next (probably December or January).

Before I get started by apologizing for any ineptness on my end. I haven’t done any building for several years and I have only recently gotten back into reading up on parts. Approximate Purchase Date: Approximately By the end of the month Budget Range: Originally 600-700 the lower the...

Yes but almost all of the cards (7600gt) are advertised as requiring a 450 watt power supply or more.

It requires a bigger power supply, something I'd like to try to avoid if at all possible. I saw the x1600 pro today and it doesn't seem like it requires too much extra power (no need to plug it directly into the power supply). Can anyone confim this? Are they good cards or just okay?

Like Heyyou said, I have just a plain 6600. Also, I'm willing to spend more than $150, just the cards that dont require a bigger power supply seem to be in that price range. On ATI's website, they have a 'card advisor', basically you give them the system specifications or maker (in this case a...

Yes, I have PCI-X on this system. If it didn't I'd definately be building a new system instead of upgrading it.

I have recently decided that my current video card (A MSI Geforce 6600 128 mb ram) just doesn't cut the cake anymore. On my little adventure to find a new suitible video card I've been not so happy to see that the newer video cards require massive amounts of extra juice from the power supply...