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July 25th, 2007 17:00

E521 PSU URGENT

:smileyindifferent: Please somone help i am am very tired been surfing the net for 4 hours not finding my answer i have a dell e521 and i put a 7600gt card into it i would want to upgrade to a better power supply can anyone confirm that the OCZ / GameXStream / 700-Watt will fitt in place and cover all the opponents on the mother board that needs power please some one help me i am from sweden and really need to buy a new psu so i can upgrade to a better graphic card please some one tell me wich best psu would be for the dell e521 wich many people are still asking today i need the answer so i could buy a psu and better graphics card , many thanx
 
i plea to all , who ever has a psu on dell e521 to bring me some answers that could be help full.
please note id like to put a 8600gt after i upgrade psu and i dont know wich one to get
, mickael from sweden .


Message Edited by Rapbii on 07-25-2007 01:41 PM

Message Edited by Rapbii on 07-25-2007 01:43 PM
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    Posted July 25th, 2007 19:00

    You DO NOT need to upgrade the PSU of an E521 to run an 8600GT video card.  Save your money.  The 8600 GT is a very power-efficient card and the stock 305-watt PSU can handle the power requirement easily.  I have an 8600 GT card in my E521 with the stock PSU and everything works fine.  If you are also asking which 8600 GT to get, the XFX 8600 GT XXX is factory-overlocked to 620 MHz and has worked nicely for me.  Prices are coming down and XFX offers a double lifetime warranty, even if you overclock the card further.


    Message Edited by eickmewg on 07-25-2007 03:47 PM
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    Rapbii

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    Posted July 25th, 2007 23:00

    mate i have a question, i already have 7600gt is it worth then upgrading to 8600gt? because 7600gt gives me only around 3000 3dmark6 score , how does the card work for you just curious i thought in just keeping the 7600gt and buying new headset.
     
    i have amd 4200+


    Message Edited by Rapbii on 07-25-2007 07:15 PM
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    Dale Nihiser

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    Posted July 26th, 2007 00:00


    Rapbii wrote:
    mate i have a question, i already have 7600gt is it worth then upgrading to 8600gt? because 7600gt gives me only around 3000 3dmark6 score , how does the card work for you just curious i thought in just keeping the 7600gt and buying new headset.
     
    i have amd 4200+


    Message Edited by Rapbii on 07-25-2007 07:15 PM
    Make your comparisons here:
     
     
    The 7600gt is on par performance wise with the 8600gt in dx9 games.  Sadly the Geforce 8 series wasn't the "great leap forward" over the 7 series it replaces except for the 8800gtx/gts models.  The 8600gt has the advantage being a dx10 card while the 7600gt is a dx9 card and the 8600gt will be a better renderer of high def video.
     
    Either way like the other poster stated you won't need a psu upgrade for these two cards.
     
    Good Luck
    Dale
     
     
     

     
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    Rapbii

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    Posted July 26th, 2007 13:00

    thanx bro im keeping 7600gt i just bought new sound card for my computer and new headset and mousepad all gaming so im really happy manyy thanx. peace be with you all

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