Recent content by DeadlyNinja

I'm kind of hard to classify. I pretty much do everything with my PC. I edit videos, surf internet, play games. The thing with gaming is that I'm not a faux-hardcore gamer. I do play games a lot, but graphics isn't the number 1 priority. I do want a video card to be prepared just in case a game...

What about an APU? I know for graphics they're quite good, but what about as a CPU? Also, what would you guys recommend if I crossfire one with another AMD video card? Even the A8 3870K appears to fit my budget and give me some room for the GPU.

Ok good. I can save money on buying a new harddrive and use it for an SSD instead. So what about CPU? Intel chips are undeniably faster, but a little out of my price range for now. It's the chip + mobo price that kills me. That's why I'm looking at AMD, but I heard bulldozer's a big...

I got some question on building a relatively cheap rig while salvaging parts from my old PC. Here's the thing, I bought a PC from HP a few years ago for 300 dollars. It's a POS to say the least. I lost my job back then, but my PC also died and out of warranty. So it was bought out of...

What's Active PFC? That's the only other thing I don't know. I understand most of the other stuff, right now, I just need to know what's Active PFC. Is it something in the specs? I'm looking through newegg but I haven't found any with active PFC. I'll try looking at the 100+ dollar PSUs to compare.

Alright, I'll buy it based on brand then.

Wow, that's way more expensive than I expected. I'll definitely need to weigh the pros and cons carefully.

Well, it's doesn't have to be 20 bucks, but I just randomly spewed out a number after looking at the lowest prices on newegg. What would be a good price for PSUs anyway?

I bought a new PC, but the PSU is only 250w and I can't plug my video card back in. I have an 8800 GS, so I was wondering how many watts should I aim for? I know the card says 400w, but my rig is pretty weak, so no point is going overboard. I'm looking for a PSU for around 20 bucks. I need...

I live in NYC. No need for the 400W. I'm sure with my new CPU that uses even less power won't cause a problem for the 300W PSU. Actually, I might have a spare 400W hidden in my garage somewhere.

Well, I was told those numbers were based on really powerful system requirements or something, and if my system isn't that powerful, there's enough leftover to run the card. Like I said, my 300w PSU ran the card for almost 2 years without any trouble at all. I wanted to ask because removing the...

I just got my new PC, and I checked the PSU. It's only 250W. I want to put my old 8800GS into it, but I'm kinda worried. Although I heard my new CPU is quite low in power consumption. The specs are Althon II X2 215, 3 GB RAM, 500 GB harddrive. My previous PC had a 300W PSU with a Athlon...

I'm doing a little bit of everything with my PC. I watch videos, going online, use simple text documents, write HTML, play games (I have an 8800 GS), and chat with friends. I have my eye on these two, but it looks like the 215 is the better buy. I'm willing to hear other suggestions if you have...

Oh, don't worry about the motherboard thing. I'm actually trying to throw out an entire computer rather than a simple CPU upgrade. The motherboard on the 4200+ died, so simply sticking with the same socket is stupid. The motherboard's are non-existent, and the repair bill would cost 250 bucks. I...

I googled the Athlon X2 215 and I can't find anything about it. I'm trying to decide between it and the Athlon X2 7550. I know both are pretty low end, but which one is better? I have benchmarks on the 7550, I just can't find anything for the 215. I'm trying to upgrade from my old 4200+.