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more relevant to GFX card so sorry if in wrong section.... looking to upgrade to a 9600gt or 8800gt two questions which am i better off getting (for under £100) and also the psu is currently 300watt, how would i find out the required wattage for the card if i ...


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Old 7th Dec 2008, 13:06
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Default PSU and GFX card question

more relevant to GFX card so sorry if in wrong section....

looking to upgrade to a 9600gt or 8800gt

two questions

which am i better off getting (for under £100) and also

the psu is currently 300watt, how would i find out the required wattage for the card if i had to upgrade that aswell

cheers all!
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 14:09
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Both cards have minimum power requirements 400w.

There's a good comparison of the 9600GT and a few other cards including the 8800GT here
If you just want the conclusion see here

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Old 7th Dec 2008, 15:23
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cheers phil! made it nice and easy for me!
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 15:28
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You're welcome m8y .... when you replace the PSU ... have a look at the Corsair range, as recommended by Carbon .... they are very good value for a quality module.
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