Umm... blog? I appreciate the effort, but this thread isn't going to reach more than a handful of people.
And what don't you understand? People with crappy video cards or IGPs want to see if there's any hope to playing recent games without having to drop hundres of dollars on a new card. I think it's great people want to ask questions and make sure they invenst in the right thing for them.
Was the poster you referenced wondering about Crysis? And he/she knew it was a stupid question having a pretty good idea of the answer already.
A review using a multimeter and software isn't worth jack for a power supply. Multimeters don't catch things like ripple, and are subject to a lot of human error. Software is terrible for monitoring power output, and should never be used by any professional reviewer. I wouldn't trust that site for power supply reviews in the slightest.
That power supply is "supposed" to put out 600w - of course it'll run your system that likely doesn't even break 300w of power use just fine, that's like expecting your car not to explode on the way to work.
Apevia isn't a guaranteed failure, but I bet that around half the problems people experience in their computers after a few years of use with an Apevia like RAM failure or hard drive failure could be traced back to the power supply spiking voltages all over the place. Components usually don't just fail, there's a reason behind it. A lot of the time it's overheating, but there's also unstable voltage to consider, and the Apevia units are about as stable as a teeter-totter.
RayvinAzn
I'll find you a thread where nVidiaGaMer called iBuyPower and CyberPower quality if you want me to.
Anyways,that Antec Earthwatts 430W is a good deal,video card sellers throw PSU requirments out of proportion,that will be enough for a 8800GS.
[QUOTE="Indestructible2"][QUOTE="darkmagician06"]whats wrong with rosewill...they seem pretty popular..but alrightdarkmagician06
They're low quality units,they're cheap for a reason,the PSU is the LAST thing you want to cheapo out on,hell i'll take a crappy video card over a crappy PSU.yeah if that failed then the whole system might be boned...didnt take that into consideration Exactly.
whats wrong with rosewill...they seem pretty popular..but alrightdarkmagician06
They're low quality units,they're cheap for a reason,the PSU is the LAST thing you want to cheapo out on,hell i'll take a crappy video card over a crappy PSU.
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