Really you might want to consider a 750w if you ever want to be able to get a new high end video card one day.Kurushio

I don`t plan too

And the usb devices is a modem/keyboard/mouse and some times a usb memory stick

http://www.corsair.com/psufinder/default.aspx

seems to say its ok tho

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=664337&source=corsairpsu

550w Corsair VX Series PSU

for

i7 920 2.66ghz
896MB XFX GTX 260 XT
3x1 gb ram
1 hardrive
1 cd/dvd
2 x120mm fans
4 usb devices plugged in
cpu cooler
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

nothing overclocked

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thanks for the suggestions so far :)

how much ram would I need for windows 64? or would 4gb be enough for 32 bit

markop2003

Ah ok thanks going to go with 6BG 2gbX3 then :)

Would this PSU with Antec 300 be a better selection ?:)

Also changed the cpu cooler so pretty underbudget now :)

thanks for the suggestions so far :)

how much ram would I need for windows 64? or would 4gb be enough for 32 bit

I`ve been looking into building a rig for under £800 and this is what I got so far and was wondering if there is anything I should change that might not work well or could swap for a better part for sameish price.

Also would I have to use vista/xp 64 or would 32bit be fine with no difference.

cheers :)

Ram

Mother Board

HDD

CPU

GPU

CPU cooler

PSU

CD/DVD

Case

Wow, I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

I was leaning towards the 260, but now I'm not sure.

Is Crossfire as good as SLI?

urdead18

get that 4890 its at 1000 core, that would be awesome!

chris24l

that`s what I thought but nvidia cards seem to perform better at games for some reason

edit after checking some reviews http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/mainstream-roundup-2_15.html#sect2 seems the 4890 is better :)

Well I do some work in 3D Studio Max and Photoshop and play games ;) but I was looking on Tom`s hardware review and the 260 seemed to come usually above a 4890 series card but not this exact one

I`m looking to make a new rig and looking at some graphics card I would like but stuck on choosing out of the two I found.

1GB-XFX-HD-4890-Black

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-XFX-HD-4890-Black-PCI-E-20(x16)-4000MHz-GDDR5-GPU-1000MHz-800-Cores-2x-DL-DVI-HDMI-HDCP

or

896MB-XFX-GTX-260

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896MB-XFX-GTX-260-Black-PCI-E-20-2300GHz-GDDR3-GPU-666MHz-216-Cores-2xDL-DVI-I-HDTV-plus-FarCry2

thanks

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