[Pc_Support] Bought a GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 -- WTS: GeForce 6800GT 256MB DDR3 for $250

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 00:10 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> If you want the PCIe, let me know by _Monday_ so I can order my GeForce
> 7800GTX and get it in time before Thursday.  I don't have any other PCIe
> card to use "temporarily."

Okay, I just confirmed my sale of my PCIe for $250, and I went ahead and
ordered the AOpen 7800GTX-DVD256 (GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3):  
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814135187  

It's $479.00 - $50 rebate.  I finally went back and forth on the
benchmarks and it seems well worth the extra $50-75 versus the GeForce
7800GT.

Now my 300W ATX 2.0 power supply (which is _better_ than most 400W PSes
I've seen) _might_ be able to take the load, but I didn't want to push
it.

So I've also ordered the Seasonic S12 500W from eWiz for $97.00 (search
from Froogle to get this price, otherwise it's $124.00):  
  http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=PS-S12-500  

I was debating back and forth whether to save $18 and get just the
Seasonic S12 430W instead.  But the 500W (as well as 600W) has dual SSI
WS aka "PCIe" (2x3 6-pin) connectors, as well as the SSI Server (2x4 8-
pin) connector for maximum expandability.  The 430W (as well 330W and
380W) only has a single SSI WS connector, and no SSI Server.

>From what I've read, the Seasonics are tight units, although the cabling
is short too.  But for my MicroATX case, it should do well.  I don't
think my ATA bay will fit, and it might have to protrude out the front a
bit.  Or I might just remove it altogether instead, not sure yet.


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Bryan J. Smith     b.j.smith at ieee.org     http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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