New Graphics Card

[General Nick]

I apologize for not checking i mis-linked. I meant to post this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817189008

Each 12V rail is 18 amps. That's stuffty.

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[Otis Da HousKat]

Ya it's not all about advertised wattage. Besides the current issue, most of the stuffty brands don't even deliver close to what they say.

[The Russian]

I'm not that good with computer parts except like CPU and RAM so thanks for the help.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143189

Much better choice than a 9800.  And, $200.

Why do people still buy 8000-9000 series cards from Nvidia anymore?  They have much better cards on the market for the same prices.

Okay so I'll be getting that one.

i saw your performance with HL2


you need a new card

Actually it runs just fine without Procaster on.

Each 12V rail is 18 amps. That's stuffty.

So should I still get the one I planned on getting?

[Otis Da HousKat]

So should I still get the one I planned on getting?

OCZ makes good PSUs.

[Righteous One]

OCZ has a 700w ModXtreme up for something like 90

[General Nick]

OCZ has a 700w ModXtreme up for something like 90

And how many amps on the 12V rail?

[The Russian]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143189

Much better choice than a 9800.  And, $200.

Why do people still buy 8000-9000 series cards from Nvidia anymore?  They have much better cards on the market for the same prices.

How many watts does it need?

[The Russian]

grrrr

Can't find how many watts my PSU outputs

[Otis Da HousKat]

grrrr

Can't find how many watts my PSU outputs

What does it say on the side?

[The Russian]

What does it say on the side?

I'm too lazy to open up my computer now, I will later.

Now answer my question

How many watts does it need?

[General Nick]

The 9800GTX+
Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amp Amps.)
Minimum 550 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 30 Amp Amps.)

The GTX260
525W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more*

Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI Express and two 4-pin peripheral supplementary power connectors

NOTE: For the power requirements of multiple GeForce GTX 260-based graphics cards in an NVIDIA SLI configuration

*Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor

[Reactor Worker]

An ATI 5770 seems to compare favorably to the Nvidia GTX 260 yet it can be found for $40-$50 cheaper.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/gaming-graphics-cards-charts-2009-high-quality-update-3/compare,1672.html?prod[3205]=on&prod[3253]=on

It's also appears to be a smaller card and you get access to DX11 features that are appearing in a few new games.

[Otis Da HousKat]

An ATI 5770 seems to compare favorably to the Nvidia GTX 260 yet it can be found for $40-$50 cheaper.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/gaming-graphics-cards-charts-2009-high-quality-update-3/compare,1672.html?prod[3205]=on&prod[3253]=on

It's also appears to be a smaller card and you get access to DX11 features that are appearing in a few new games.

People forget ATI exists because of Nvidia fanboys and the fact that THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE PLAYED is plastered on every god damn video game in existence.

[fat boy]

wow... waste of money. well, sucks to be you! i wouldn't want that piece of crap.

[SupremeCommander]

People forget ATI exists because of Nvidia fanboys and the fact that THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE PLAYED is plastered on every god damn video game in existence.

Doesn't bug me, and Nvidia uses a recognizable numbering scheme.
ATi's cryptic model number codes are like saying forget off in response when someone asks about your card. Noone knows what they look like, or how good it is from them number, while Nvidia gives a small amount of indication.