Need help upgrading video card and PSU

There's a newer 8-pin PCIe connector, which the Radeon HD 2900's make use of. Make sure it's a PCIe connector and not an 8-pin auxillary +12V connector, as they are entirely different.
 
trixr4kidsdawg said:
is the Ultra X-Pro 600-Watt a good psu that can run the xfx geforce 8800 gts?
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yes

trixr4kidsdawg said:
what should i buy first the video card or the PSU?
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easy, PSU, cos your current PSU may not power 8800 GTS, however your current grfx will be powered by the new PSU (i think)

BTW: please correct me if i'm wrong, as i'm not 100% sure, cheers guys, TIA
 
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is the Ultra X-Pro 600-Watt a good psu that can run the xfx geforce 8800 gts?
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Yes, it will run it.... for a while, but it is a cheap build of a PSU and is likely to fail when you least expect it, again we encourage you to look at Big B's PSU sticky (great stuff) which can be found in my sig.
 
trixr4kidsdawg said:
can someone show me a good psu that will run a geforce 8800 gts for under $130?
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well, personally i have an Antec TP trio 550W it's a power house cos it has 312V rails & it has a load regulation +/- 3%, Antec TP Trio 550 on newegg quite a saving @ $85

BTW: & free 3 day shipping

or you could set the Antec TP Trio 650W if you want to spend the full $130
 
trixr4kidsdawg said:
so when it has more than two 12V rail its good?
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yeah, have a look @ Bs PSU Sticky

most crappy PSU's have only 1 rail, some decent PSU's have 2 power rails, however, the TP Trio has 3 power rails, some PSU's also have 4 power rails (Antec Quattro 850W & 1000W

think of a PSU rail as a fuse, the more fuses that are in use (in parallel not in serial, all together, not one after the other) the more power can flow though the fuses, without them blowing

trixr4kidsdawg said:
would an OCZ be a better psu.
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B said:
PSU Sticky
Brands we recommend:
-Enermax (except for the Liberty series---high failure rate)
-Antec
-Corsair
-Fortron (FSP Group brand)
-Hiper (easy to get ahold of in the UK)
-OCZ
-PC Power & Cooling (for those who want the best money can buy)
-Seasonic (very quite)
-Silverstone
-Sparkle (FSP Group brand)
-Tagan
-Thermaltake Purepower (for Socket A/Northwood P4s) or Toughpower (A64, Prescott, Core2)
-Ultra (except X-Connect)
-XClio (rebadged Channelwell, like some Antec units)
-Zippy/Emacs
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OCZ are on the recommended list, however, i don't think the list is in order of the most powerful PSU, personally i prefer Antec, but everyone has their own opinion & i've heard good things about Enermax

BTW: i used to have a Tagan
 
trixr4kidsdawg said:
im gunna get the ocz 700W because it has four 18V rails and its got the pci-e connetors. its pretty cheap 2 its $104.:)
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:good: it has some good independent reviews
 
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