PC Help

Au_reefer wrote:

power supply is

atx-piv 400w

mmm I thought it was something else

If I want to purchase a new power supply what do I need to watch out for? I was thinking of getting a new one about 750w maybe, so that when I get the chance I can update to a better PC but stay with the same case. Basiclay does it matter if you run a PSU with a higher wattage?

that power supply is too small, I reconmend an upgrade. you need to make sure that its a true 750w power supply.What that means is the no name brands they state that the psu is 500W but its not. Its less that that. Good brands like thermaltake corsair etc output what they say.

You can install a 1000w psu if you want but if you ask me thats a waste of money because you will never need it. The only time you will need it is iif you running a top end pc with 2-3 graphics cards a shit load of hdd etc.

Thanks for your help

my head hurts, all this tech talk is depressing to me

OK maybe I go with this from umart

Gigabyte HD5770 1G GDDR5 PCIE2.0 DVI HDMI DX11 R577UD-1GD $185.00
CoolerMaster GX750W PSU 80+ $135.00

Then this

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GIGABYTE-GA-EP45-UD3L-INTEL-775-MOTHERBOARD-P45-NEW-/280500235822?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Components&hash=item414f1dee2e

Fuck knows.

Au_reefer wrote:

Thanks for your help

my head hurts, all this tech talk is depressing to me

OK maybe I go with this from umart

Gigabyte HD5770 1G GDDR5 PCIE2.0 DVI HDMI DX11 R577UD-1GD $185.00
CoolerMaster GX750W PSU 80+ $135.00

http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HD5770+1gb&spos=1 5770
the PSU looks ok

Au_reefer wrote:

Then this

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GIGABYTE-GA-EP45-UD3L-INTEL-775-MOTHERBOARD-P45-NEW-/280500235822?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Components&hash=item414f1dee2e

Fuck knows.

Thats a rip off have a look at this http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=GA-EP45-UD3L&spos=3

Where is chook? We will know abit more about PSU's. I havent look at the pc parts lately last time i bought something was the g19 a couple of months ago. I am overdue for an upgrade its been a year already.

i have a p45-ud3p it runs ok

cranky wrote:

i have a p45-ud3p it runs ok

"It runs ok" means?


Are you interested in getting rid of it?

lol not at the moment

OK Going out on a limb here
I'm currently negotiating with the department of war and finances and I may have some luck

This is what I came up with.
Can anyone see anything I can improve on or get a better deal with



also thanks guys for all your help. I've learnt heaps in the past week about PC's. Fuck tech head me LOL Not

If it's primarily for gaming, I'd forget the ssd and go for a 2nd 5850.

This is what i would buy


Dont waste your money oin a 64gb ssd its way to small to install things on it. Also make sure that you can fit any after market cpu cooler in your case before you buy it.

im currently working in the mines in wa, we can get items delivered via tom price post office. so i want to get a new laptop around 2k price from an online store that will deliver to tomprice i dont think umart will. but if we have any wa guys here let me know the best place to go for prices, and the best laptop for my price range, can go over 2k if need be but want min i7 and a 1gig gpu 4gig ram win7 etc, any ideas let me know thanks

decided what laptop i want i fly back to vic for a few days r and r in two weeks so ill just get it then the model is asus G73 Jh the seem to be around th 2500 mark, but if any one knows of them cheaper or any good deals on them in melbourne let me know asap. thanks. also i have a new iphone on order does anyone know if they can be set up to run as a modem for my laptop. thanks

can't see why not.... they do just about everything else

equip3d wrote:

decided what laptop i want i fly back to vic for a few days r and r in two weeks so ill just get it then the model is asus G73 Jh the seem to be around th 2500 mark, but if any one knows of them cheaper or any good deals on them in melbourne let me know asap. thanks. also i have a new iphone on order does anyone know if they can be set up to run as a modem for my laptop. thanks

Not sure of that!!!! Havent heard of it.
Might be time to google that one.

I just got one for work the other day.
Such a great phone in most ways but so stuffed in others.

We depend on hearing emails heavily at work for a quick response but the email tone is so low you can barely hear it and you cant change it either.

I jailbreak the phone, downloaded cydia then you can make it louder but not much.

Au_reefer wrote:

OK Going out on a limb here
I'm currently negotiating with the department of war and finances and I may have some luck

This is what I came up with.
Can anyone see anything I can improve on or get a better deal with

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also thanks guys for all your help. I've learnt heaps in the past week about PC's. Fuck tech head me LOL Not

- the ram, you can get something with more bdwidth and better clocks for cheaper
- the ssd, not enough space, and well, speed really isn't an issue if its just gaming, unless you only hav a crappy 100rpm old 2gb hdd...then ur screwed.