[Liberator]

Poking around before bed and saw this:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22917

The Nvidia was asking PCISig for 75w more power.

So you'd basically have:

75w from the slot
75w from one 6 pin connector
75w from a second 6 pin connector

That is just plain obscene.

[Grey Wolf]

And that's why I'm glad I went for the NV40.

*Grey Wolf waits for his 6800GT to arrive

[WMCoolmon]

*pats his GF6600GT*

[Bobboau]

ATI 9800

[Thorn]

The new P4s are supposed to pull down about 130w

[DeepSpace9er]

Just buy the biggest baddest power supply available and dont worry.

[Liberator]

Well if you figure the following:
Mobo == 45w
Processor == 50-60w
HDD == 25w per(min 2)
Optical == 25w per(min 1)
Video == 225

225+25+50+60+45 == That's 405w minimum...MINIMUM!!!  There is no reason for it to be that high.  That is more power than the rest of the system combined...

[WMCoolmon]

You forgot memory, mouse, keyboard, and any usb peripherals you might have.

Edit: And fans/heat pipes.

[Singh]

I see rising electricy bills with that...


Time to make a power generator out of a perpetual motion machine then

[WMCoolmon]

Or a heat->energy capacitor.

[Grug]

What's the best budget Video card?

I was thinking of an ATI 9800 Pro. I havn't been following Nvidia anymore.
I'll probably be looking to upgrade very soon. It should be fairly cheap (within $300-$350 AU) but if there is a drastic issue, I'd consider paying slightly more. The less the better though.

9800 Pro seems to be the way. Anyone who's got them, have you ever experienced considerable slow down in any game?

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by Grug
What's the best budget Video card?

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
*pats his GF6600GT*

I experience considerable slowdown if I set AAx8 , ASx16, and "High" for everything in Counter-Strike/Half Life 2 at 1280x1024.

No AA, it runs pretty swell.

[phatosealpha]

I'd seriously have trouble recommending a 9800 pro these days, not with the 6600gts out there for the same price.

[Singh]

IIRC, how much is the 6600Gts?

[WMCoolmon]

$150-$200 nowadays.

[phatosealpha]

Newegg is showing a chaintech 6600gt for $159US.  The most expensive agp 6600gt is the $225 BFG.  9800 pros in agp run from $130 to $290.

[Singh]

hmm...that isn't horridly expensive. I bet if i traded in this 9200 in a few shops her and there, i'd get a descent discount on it too.

Edit: where are my manners? Thank you WMCoolmon

[phatosealpha]

Anyway, in regard to the g70 that's no suprise to me.  Current gen graphics cards are pretty darned power hungry.  A 6800 ultra requires 2 molex connectors as is.

And maybe I'm just being optimistic here, but maybe this is exactly the kind of motivation people need to stop skimping on power supplies?

[WMCoolmon]

'Skimping' is relative. I'd be skimping as much with my current 450w power supply with two 6800-ultras as if I had a 300w with my 6600GT.

Plus it's annoying if you use MicroATX, or SFF.

[phatosealpha]

I was actually refering more to those who sell cases with PSUs and OEM system manufacturers.

And to be honest, I'd expect putting a g70 in a MicroATX or SFF case would get you more thermal problems then electrical issues.