New build for cousin

[HKZeroFive]

12 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

the amd website says 750w. amd MADE THE CARD.

And AMD doesn't want to get customers blaming them because they didn't recommend a PSU high enough for it - 750W is overkill and they know it.

 

Look at benchmarks, not what the manufacturer says.

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

the benchmarks could be donald trump's for all we know. if u want to use 550w then it must be at least 80+ gold rated

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

the benchmarks could be donald trump's for all we know. if u want to use 550w then it must be at least 80+ gold rated

...I meant get benchmarks from reputable websites - TechPowerUp, AnandTech, Guru3D, Tom's Hardware, Kitguru...

 

No, it just needs to be good quality. Gold efficiency isn't a must. I could easily run a R9 390 on something like the XFX TS 550W.

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

if the psu didnt explode lol. I know there are reputable benchmarkers, but they probably have ax1500i's

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

if the psu didnt explode lol. I know there are reputable benchmarkers, but they probably have ax1500i's

The PSU isn't going to explode...

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

it's an xfx related joke never mind

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

they make decent gpus though

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

and you have a very nice pc

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

also a ton of seagate owners say their drive is dead. while you, lee32uk, may not have problems, many people do. I appreciate that horror stories are heard from all brands (welcome to 2016, where customer support is worse than fashion in the 80's) but wd and hitachi seem to have the least.

Where are these tons of unhappy Seagate owners ? Any hard drive can fail. Seagate are no less reliable than any other mainstream drive.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

the benchmarks could be donald trump's for all we know. if u want to use 550w then it must be at least 80+ gold rated

The 80+ rating doesn't make any difference to whether it will power it or not.

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

I'm not gonna argue over hard drives. Just look up dead barracuda online. It appears to be more frequent than "dead wd" or "dead hitachi" and they both have MORE purchases, meaning better chances. You are right though, they are better than many other brands or generic drives and their high end stuff is pretty decent

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

also 80+ gold means more of the wattage advertised is used.

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

I was just roughly guessing lets stop debating and help this guy

[bhcool12]

1 minute ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

I was just roughly guessing lets stop debating and help this guy

yes stop arguing and help me lol

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

the build overall that the other person (sorry forget who) suggested is solid.

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

sorry, but i have to go now.

[HPWebcamAble]

1 hour ago, bhcool12 said:

yes stop arguing and help me lol

Did you see my build up above? 

[bhcool12]

1 hour ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Did you see my build up above? 

oh ya i just saw it thx