i just found this pic from a melt down i had 2 years ago.i was trying to save money on my first build and this is what i got after six months
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...owersupply.jpg
i learned the hard way.
Originally posted by sakai2005:
i just found this pic from a melt down i had 2 years ago.i was trying to save money on my first build and this is what i got after six months
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...owersupply.jpg
i learned the hard way.
Sorry to see that man.
Skimping on yoiur PSU is just about the most dumb thing you can do when building a rig, it is the heart and lungs of your machine.
A poor quality cheap PSU can also take other parts with it.
You should buy a quality PSU that will not be taxed by whatever you do with your system, and has plenty of headroom, make you you have a strong enough 12V rail for your GPU - i'd say 34A+ for the 8800 series.
PSU's degrade over time and become less efficient.
Don't stress your PSU by asking it to run full tilt all the time either.
I have a 750W PSU with a 56A 12V, do i need that? no, but i have every base covered for years to come, and my PSU is never even close to being stressed.
Don't skimp on your PSU.