[Pc_Support] Re: Appropriate PSU for Socket 754 and 6600GT AGP?

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 22:23 -0400, Jason Boxman wrote:
> MB BIOSTAR NF3 SATA AGP NF325-A7 RT - Retail

Yeah, that's the one I would go for (in an ATX).

> POWER SUPPLY CMAX 400WCX-400B BK RT - Retail

Yep, $35 gets you there now.

> CPU AMD|SEMPRON64 2800+ RTL - Retail
> PQI POWER 512MB DDR PC3200 - Retail x 2 
> CASE MXTP|MID 0W 2BAFAN CSX147K GRY - Retail

Cheap, but it has 2 intake (one above CPU), 2 outtake, does the jobbie.

> For $60 and about $120 I could've gone for 939, instead of $50 and $76, but it 
> seems silly to buy 939 with AGP and I don't want to immediately resell my 
> brand new eVGA 6600GT AGP for a PCIe version. (And sell it at a loss.) I'm 
> sure 754 will be fast enough for me, anyway, even if 939 is noticeably faster 
> than 754 with a Sempron.

Yep.  This will do for now.  Save $200 and upgrade later.


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