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axbaby
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Posted: 11-27-2010 02:05 AM

Good day sir
Well .. although cheapish I am happy with the Nvidia Geforce GTS 250
I play Black ops at the highest settings possible at 1980x1020 and it's smooth like buttuh

Sadly not much of an upgrade to the 9800 but Sports most of the newest bells and whistles for Directx 10
Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) 150 W
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_ge ... 50_us.html

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axbaby
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Posted: 11-27-2010 10:27 AM

That sounds like a sweet card.
good on ya

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Captain
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Posted: 11-27-2010 04:56 PM

That Q6600 will bottleneck you nicely.

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SoM
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Posted: 11-27-2010 09:16 PM

dell?, u make me sick

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Posted: 12-14-2010 05:34 PM

yeah he should be hanged or something equally debilitating

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^Ghost
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Posted: 12-15-2010 09:37 AM

Memphis wrote:
i can at least see if my 375w will handle the card Never bloody simple is it

i doubt 375 will be nearly enough (depending on what you'll be doing).. my geforce gtx 275 requires at least 550 watts, my psu burn out after 1 minute of gameplay in crysis.

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Deathshroud
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Posted: 12-16-2010 06:24 PM

I would not run a 375 Watt PSU with that card man. Better be safe and grab something around 600. :/

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obsidian
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Posted: 12-17-2010 08:30 AM

Well it's not like PSU manufacturers like to inflate their PSU wattages based on maximum possible load rather than max efficiency so they can confuse the customer to buy their "1000w" product.

nVidia does indeed provide a lot of leeway in their recommendations, especially given how "liberal" PSU ratings can be. Be aware though that you are likely pushing the PSU close to its limits so it may be experiencing additional stress. Just be sure that at any sign of instability to preemptively replace it to prevent it from totally blowing and frying half your system with it.

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That sounds like a sweet card.good on ya

That Q6600 will bottleneck you nicely.

dell?, u make me sick

yeah he should be hanged or something equally debilitating

Memphis wrote:i can at least see if my 375w will handle the card Never bloody simple is iti doubt 375 will be nearly enough (depending on what you'll be doing).. my geforce gtx 275 requires at least 550 watts, my psu burn out after 1 minute of gameplay in crysis.

I would not run a 375 Watt PSU with that card man. Better be safe and grab something around 600. :/

That sounds like a sweet card.
good on ya

Memphis wrote:
i can at least see if my 375w will handle the card Never bloody simple is it

i doubt 375 will be nearly enough (depending on what you'll be doing).. my geforce gtx 275 requires at least 550 watts, my psu burn out after 1 minute of gameplay in crysis.