Recent content by TM4RT

I'm going to buy the parts for my first PC build tomorrow and I was wondering if I should buy a floppy drive. I will be doing RAID 1 with 2 500 GB HDDs. The motherboard I'll be using is the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 with an Intel i5 750. Link to the mobo specs. Here's a page of the manual that...

Well, my problem is the availability of the mid-range PSUs. I'd love to get the StealthStream, but it's out of stock right now, and I'll have to wait ANOTHER two weeks (I've been waiting to build this thing for like a month now). So I'm going with the 800W generic for now, and I'll wait until...

Thanks dude. I've already seen that first link, but the second link was really helpful.

Semi-unrelated, but, how do think this setup will run Crysis at 1600x900 res? (with the CPU overclocked to like 3.1 GHz)

Yeah, I think I'll upgrade to the Corsair after I get my PC set up. GAAHHH this is frustrating, moving from the US, where everything is available, to Panama, the land of inconvenience, THEN trying to build a PC after the move. F_ck it, I'll just do the 800 and ditch it in a few weeks.

I've read some very different views on generic PSUs, so I don't really know what to think. What problems might I run into with a generic PSU? Inconsistent power? Shorter lifespan? Spontaneous failure? Please, let me know.

sorry, I got the two links mixed up. Here are the correct links: Generic 800W and Cooler Master 460W /shameless bump

This is my first post here, and I'm about to build my first PC (Been using iMacs my whole life.) So, in Panama, the selection of PC components is rather scarce and I'm having trouble with deciding on a PSU for my gaming/graphic design/photo editing PC. Here's my setup: - Cooler Master Storm...