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Will I need bigger power supply for graphics card?

11 Apr 2012 14:21:09 PDT

Hi everyone,

I just ordered a new PC, here are the specs:

HP Pavilion p7xt customizable Desktop PC
Genu ...

Curious....what's the RAM breakdown for the 6GBs.

15 Apr 2012 11:37:08 PDT

Is it 3DIMMs @2GB ? 2DIMMs at 2GB and 2DIMMs @ 1GB ? or 1DIMM @ 4GB and 1 DIMM @ 2GB ?

I ask because most systems ...

It says 2 DIMMs on order sheet

15 Apr 2012 13:12:39 PDT

So I'm guessing one is 4GB the other 2GB

you think that will be a problem? ...

Not a problem per se but not optimum for system

15 Apr 2012 13:56:34 PDT

performance when the RAM doesn't work as "dual channel". The system does not operate at max performance when ...

3GB sticks possible?

15 Apr 2012 14:16:53 PDT

Is it possible they use two 3GB sticks? ...

Those don't exist.

15 Apr 2012 14:20:27 PDT

...

That's too bad

15 Apr 2012 14:24:01 PDT

Apparently Tom's Hardware did benchmark tests on dual-channel vs. single channel and found only 5% difference unless you ...

Yes....not a big deal. On the other hand it

15 Apr 2012 17:31:39 PDT

should run better with 8GB in dual channel mode and where time is money ... who wants slow ?

VAPCMD ...

Nope.... 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GBs are the common

15 Apr 2012 17:20:07 PDT

DIMMs....so sorry no 3GB DIMMs.

Believe it could only be a 2GB DIMM and a 4GB DIMM in your case.

VAPCMD ...

Order sheet

15 Apr 2012 13:13:44 PDT

Says:

FREE UPGRADE to 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs] from 4GB ...

you won't know until you install it

12 Apr 2012 10:38:10 PDT

A buddy of mine has a high-end Dell desktop, about 3-4 years old.

His factory video card failed, and I replaced i ...

this is discouraging

12 Apr 2012 11:18:44 PDT

I feel like I should have just paid $50-70 for the OEM video card instead of $30-40 that may or may not work and need mo ...

Sorry but the 5450 is well known.

12 Apr 2012 11:39:22 PDT

So well known for not having to replace the PSU that why are you changing? ...

haven't changed yet just worried

12 Apr 2012 11:49:10 PDT

I already ordered the PC, the guy said the build date is next week but I can't change the specs (although I doubt they w ...

Seems nice but we haven't used one yet.

12 Apr 2012 11:53:18 PDT

We continue with the 5450 because it continues to be one that we can pop in and not worry about the PSU.

This Nvi ...

Some reasons:

12 Apr 2012 12:14:13 PDT

Newegg reviews ...
Nvidea card got all good reviews, the 5450 had several reviews that said it was DOA

Other p ...

And I don't know anything about GPUs :)

12 Apr 2012 12:21:23 PDT

So take everything I say with a grain of salt

h ...
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<h1>You won't be for long.</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 12:23:26 PDT</p>
Both cards should be fine. The only reason I nod to the 5450 is we used a lot of them.<br>Bob ...
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<h1>Thanks for your help</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 12:26:41 PDT</p>
The biggest concern I had were the Newegg reviews about 5450 arriving DOA, then those purchasers had to pay for re-shipp ...
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<h1>Which is why</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 14:16:43 PDT</p>
I tend to use Amazon Prime. ...
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<h1>Video card specs are?</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 07:07:14 PDT</p>
The new video card you get even with basic options, will demand a certain amount of wattage to best handle it. Whatever ...
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<h1>I called Gigabyte support</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 15:29:44 PDT</p>
The NVIDEA 210 card I'm looking at, they said it will be fine on 300W PSU.<br>It also has a fan, so that should keep eve ...
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<h1>Just my parting thoughts.</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 15:35:28 PDT</p>
1. It will be fine.<br><br>2. After replacing thousands of fans over the years, I like fanless boards.<br>Bob ...
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<h1>One more question</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 16:01:33 PDT</p>
Some online article I just read says that if you get a dedicated card, Intel's QuickSync will not run unless the integra ...
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<h1>Never found that to be true.</h1>
<p>12 Apr 2012 16:05:17 PDT</p>
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Here's where I got that

12 Apr 2012 16:12:31 PDT

htt ...

Since I use software such as HANDBRAKE

12 Apr 2012 16:19:07 PDT

Which taps all the cores in my i7, I would not worry about this.

Then again, why would you disable the onboard ...

THAT VIDEO CARD

11 Apr 2012 16:19:26 PDT

Rarely needs the PC power supply upgraded. So few times that I'm going with no. ...

Thanks

11 Apr 2012 16:44:07 PDT

How will you know if you need an upgrade? Can you run tests?
I don't know exactly but I think my PC will be 300 Watts ...

Yes, I can run tests.

12 Apr 2012 09:05:21 PDT

But after testing a few too many 5450's I will not test any more with those.

Any reason to try the 210? Sorry, n ...

Can't edit 1080p with these?

13 Apr 2012 10:07:05 PDT

Someone was telling me that if you want to edit HD video, you will need stronger than the 210,
that it's about as goo ...

Yes.

13 Apr 2012 10:22:04 PDT

I know it's incorrect. Better CPUs and GPUs help speed up the process. I can only guess there was some salesperson try ...

OK thanks

13 Apr 2012 10:38:35 PDT

Yeah I told him I would be running everything in 1080p and he said the 210 is not strong enough to edit HD video in 1080 ...

Really? Then look up HANDBRAKE.

13 Apr 2012 10:54:48 PDT

It transcod video, even 1080p without displaying the images. It's interesting how folk think the GPU matters for this. ...

ok

13 Apr 2012 11:03:14 PDT

If I were "falling for the hype" I wouldn't be here asking questions.

I've never worked on computers, d ...

Also any suggestions on graphics cards?

11 Apr 2012 14:55:13 PDT

If any of you can recommend a good one for these specs, I would appreciate it.

I am NOT a gamer, would like to mi ...