A good 650W is probably enough... they are usually underrated anyway.... Corsair is a good brand. Your i7-2600 is a 95W CPU.. so even if it's working hard and with 4 video cards.. you're still talking only 300W-ish actual use.
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A good 650W is probably enough... they are usually underrated anyway.... Corsair is a good brand. Your i7-2600 is a 95W CPU.. so even if it's working hard and with 4 video cards.. you're still talking only 300W-ish actual use.
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I'm not finding the correct cards on ebay.
This is probably closer: http://cgi.ebay.com/256MB-DELL-NVID...870?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item27b8f781a6
Patience my friend, I bought 4 of these on ebay for $15.00 ea. The guy had 20 of them, of course I wish I bought more. Scat turned me on to http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...d=1024607&p_id=6012&seq=1&format=1#largeimage for cables (Thanks Scat) which allowed me to omit all the adapters (mine are DP to HDMI).
Just a heads up on the DP(display port) connection ///// If you look closely at the male DP connection it has two teeth to hold the connector securely into the video card (female connector). To release the cable from the video card (female connector) you must lightly squeeze the connector to retract these teeth.////// You can see these teeth in the closeup photo (one on each side of the connector), and you can see an outline of a half ass pentagon, that's the button you need to lightly squeeze to retract the teeth to remove the cable. Also keep in mind when when we start racking up 4,6,8 or 10 monitors the connections in the back of the monitors can soon be several feet away from our video cards, make sure the cables you intend to use (order) are plenty long for your installation!
I agree with that. Probably drinking wine from a bowl designed for holding plenty of soup.
Though some of these different power ratings don't seem to be that different in price. May be $50 or so, which is not a big deal to have his peace mind.
I think the 1000W is over the top. But that's okay. Don't shop for a bigger PS.
LOL, you should at least take some electronic lessons before commenting, When you power on your computer, it will run at its near full power for fraction of seconds, without properly rated power supply, 1, it will not start your computer before protective circuit kick in. 2. even your computer start up, it will short power supply life span, because of this power surges.
Power supply efficiency is usually at its peak only half of its rated. 600W power supply usually has 80% efficiency at only 290W. only properly installed PSU make your computer running more stable.
LEAPup... save yourself money and pop in the video cards yourself.
They install in just a simple, line up tabs, gentle push in, and a click.
Look at these images and it should be simple to follow.
Then just take the driver disk and insert it. Install the drivers. As long as the cards are the same you only insert one disk and install. The drivers will be the same for all the cards and will work. No need to install the disk four times for four cards... again as long as all the cards are the same.
It is very easy for yourself to do. Maybe you can use the saved money to have the tech guy do other work that is necessary, or for the new computer support you may need in the beginning.
Also a note: I do not need additional power for these cards I used.
If you have cards that require additional power it is also simple. Just take the power leads for the cards from the power supply and clip them on. That is it. Many leads on P/S are now labeled.
They install in just a simple, line up tabs, gentle push in, and a click.
Look at these images and it should be simple to follow.
Then just take the driver disk and insert it. Install the drivers. As long as the cards are the same you only insert one disk and install. The drivers will be the same for all the cards and will work. No need to install the disk four times for four cards... again as long as all the cards are the same.
It is very easy for yourself to do. Maybe you can use the saved money to have the tech guy do other work that is necessary, or for the new computer support you may need in the beginning.
Also a note: I do not need additional power for these cards I used.
If you have cards that require additional power it is also simple. Just take the power leads for the cards from the power supply and clip them on. That is it. Many leads on P/S are now labeled.
insert card
OCZ Firmware update for the Agility3 SSD
Instructions for updating to 2.09 FIRMWARE ONLY
This only applies to "3" series drives - Vertex3, Agility3, Solid3
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...and-Ibis-SSD-s&p=652679&viewfull=1#post652679
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Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3 Updates available here
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Instructions for updating to 2.09 FIRMWARE ONLY
This only applies to "3" series drives - Vertex3, Agility3, Solid3
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...and-Ibis-SSD-s&p=652679&viewfull=1#post652679
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Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3 Updates available here
http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8P67_PRO_REV_31/#download
Start/Control panel/Device manager/display adapters/update
You can see two of the cards listed here as I have one removed for the installation example. As soon as I place it back in MB all 3 cards will be displayed in the device manager
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