New Video Card and PSU

[Fire2box]

Well I just installed my new video card. Its a Nvidia 8800 GT with 512 MB of RAM and its "super clocked". I just ran Doom 3 maxed out, HL2:EP2 maxed out. All my games are able to be maxed out at 1280x1024 res and its not even really slowing down the 8800 or my 2.2Ghz processor.

So anyways I plan on getting Call Of Duty 4 and Mass Effect.


BTW my old card is built in Geforce 6100. Its sort of like going from a 1950's ford car to a new 2008 ford. Oh the new PSU is 500 watts and I needed a new one so I could get a PCI Express power cord (For the video card) also the video card is pretty long but it fit into my gateway.

[Mazza]

ur gateway???
its a pcie/2 slot,not a gateway
good choice but what manufacturers u using (abit,gigatech,asus,ect,ect)
what are your Full specs,ill use mine as an example

•Tt WingRS 100-Black
•Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @3.0GHz
•Asus X38 P5E
•Asus 8800GTS 512 . .this current card plays Crysis on high with NO lag if 2gb ram in dual channel is used)
•Absolute HD SupremeFX II
•WD 750GB 7,200RPM . .this has a 100GB partition for C:// and 650GB for D://
•Amptac Pyramide 1000w
•Pioneer BD-ROM
•Acer 27" LCD TV
•G15 Gaming Keyboard
•G7 Laser Gaming Mouse ~ Cordless
•Altec Lansing 2.1
•Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800MHz(2 x 1GB)

P.S.you should have bought a Geforce Nvidia 98* GPU.
P.S.S this is just a stay in 1 place pc(internet search,email,the occasional game),as im getting a LAN pc(gaming pc) that ill build by myself;9800 GX2,striker extreme II 790i ultra, 150GB Raptor X + 1TB external HDD(cause its gotta be a lite pc),8GB RAM Dual Channel,Win XP Pro X64,NEONS,Core 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme E8500/Q9550/QX9775¹

P.S.S.S Sorry if im invading this thread,im not meant to invade threads,i only wanted my say.

[Fire2box]

Originally Posted by Mazza

ur gateway???
its a pcie/2 slot,not a gateway
good choice but what manufacturers u using (abit,gigatech,asus,ect,ect)
what are your Full specs,ill use mine as an example

•Tt WingRS 100-Black
•Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @3.0GHz
•Asus X38 P5E
•Asus 8800GTS 512 . .this current card plays Crysis on high with NO lag if 2gb ram in dual channel is used)
•Absolute HD SupremeFX II
•WD 750GB 7,200RPM . .this has a 100GB partition for C:// and 650GB for D://
•Amptac Pyramide 1000w
•Pioneer BD-ROM
•Acer 27" LCD TV
•G15 Gaming Keyboard
•G7 Laser Gaming Mouse ~ Cordless
•Altec Lansing 2.1
•Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800MHz(2 x 1GB)

P.S.you should have bought a Geforce Nvidia 98* GPU.
P.S.S this is just a stay in 1 place pc(internet search,email,the occasional game),as im getting a LAN pc(gaming pc) that ill build by myself;9800 GX2,striker extreme II 790i ultra, 150GB Raptor X + 1TB external HDD(cause its gotta be a lite pc),8GB RAM Dual Channel,Win XP Pro X64,NEONS,Core 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme E8500/Q9550/QX9775¹

P.S.S.S Sorry if im invading this thread,im not meant to invade threads,i only wanted my say.

No I meant Gateway. My computer was made by Gateway I wasn't sure if a full sized video card would fit since gateway loves to make a cramped computer.

Anyways the 9800 GPU's are not as good in quality/price ratio unlike the 8800's are. I am fine with my 8800 GT the highest price is not always better.


Anyways the most specs I give out that the ones thats needed for video games since those are the most intensive programs I'll ever run on a computer I think.

2.2 GHz Dual core AMD 4200+ processor.
2 GB DDR Dual Channel RAM
EVGA 8800 GT "Super clocked" (over clocked by EVGA it runs at 50.8 C while in normal desktop apps, 60.8 C in Video Games such as UT3 and Half Life 2 Episode 2)
500 watt OCZ PSU