yea mine needs one. i just need a bigger psu. i just wont turn it on until i get one. hah

Yes when you have the high-powered video-cards etc-- you need the juice to run 'em

Just don't go with a cheapo brand-- spend a few more dollars now get no problems later on.

How to Buy a Computer Power Supply

ive learned this the hard way. i had a cheap one last comp i had, my brother picked it out...but then i had to replace like 3 video cards and i couldnt tell if it was the psu of vc's and then i replaced the psu and no more problems. it was nice. now i just need to get my paycheck and then weeew im off to buy one. ugh i need a dvdrom too. gosh. computers are so expensive.

what brand do you recommend?

Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) CB1000-80GLCX3 TOTAL 1000W = 700W ATX II/EPS + 300W GPU Power Supply - Retail

is that for 2 video cards?

would it work if you didnt have 2 cards?

oh oh and theres atx12v and then theres atx. whats the difference.

Hi ray, that can be used for both single and SLI cards, but is 1000w overkill?

Use the extreme power supply calculator how much your currently using, and either add 50-100w or include what hardware you may add in the future. Otherwise when you turn your PC on, the lights in your street will start flickering everytime you turn your PC on!

The difference between ATX and ATX12v (otherwise known at ATX v2), is that ATX v2, supports the newer motherboard formats that have a 24pin instead of a 20pin molex connector for the motherboard. You'll generally find the 24pin sockets on the newer motherboards with PCI-E, which requires a lot more power than AGP. By default, the ATX v2 will also come with SATA power connectors, and they are more energy efficient than ATX. I would go for ATX v2/12v since they are backward compatible and will work with the older motherboards.

[quote] Yes -- I would say that will be a bit too much. Those cards are power-hungry ... but not that much. 600-700 will run just about anything-- unless you have about 5 of everything

You want to allow for expansion... but no PC will last long enough (due to technology updates) to use that many watts.

I don't even think GarHar has that much ... and he's running more harddrives than your average server.

hahaha i thought 1000 was rather excessive. just wondering what it was. lol so maybe about a 650 would do. perhaps. hah well any idea on which brand is the best? what brands do you prefer?