Build Your Own - Step by Step ( i7 2600k)

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Quote from Went Fishing:

About those monitors (model # ?), I have a similar model with that type of stand. Mine DO NOT have mounting holes/thread inserts in the rear to mount on the racks often seen and discussed here on ET. I can't see if those do but if your thinking of a rack mount, take a good look at that. Many times I believe they are returned because of this, then resold at a discount. GREAT DEAL!!

Too late for that, since I don't want to get into the returning process. I hope it's otherwise. If not, then I'll just line them up next to each other.

The model # is Samsung 2230HD. Will I be able to mount these?:confused:
 
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System Requirements
Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps.)
Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 22 Amp Amps.)

I will be running this in SLI mode. Hence, I will require 350W (in my case) for the 1st card; each additional card requires 50W. The total I will need for 3 cards will be 450W. I'm still debating on whether to get the 750W or 850W :confused:
 
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- GPU: (Btw, i'm thinking of getting 2 for now, unless it's paramount that I get all 3 now). What was the reason about buying the same make/GPU?. Worst case scenarion, could I get away with something similar/better later on (if and when I need it)?. I have firmly decided on: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-nVidia-G...I3C4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312397867&sr=8-1 , but am hoping the price will come down a little in the next few days.

My Box #1 uses a mix of 2 GeForce 8400 GS cards and 1 GeForce 9400 GT card. They work okay together.

To mix and match, you will have better luck having the cards from the same make. The best is have the graphic chips of the same series (e.g. 9400 and 9500). If not, at least the same family (e.g. NVidia 8400 versus 9400). If you mix two different classes, e.g. GeForce 9500 GT versus NVS 295... then the chance is higher that they are not compatible.

Mixing graphics chip makes (e.g. NVidia mixing with ATI) is really a no-no.

Mixing video card makes (e.g. EVGA mixing with PNY Technologies), even though they use the same graphics chip of 8400 GS should be avoided because they may write the driver differently. If the driver software is provided by NVidia distributed by EVGA versus PNY Technologies, then it may be all right.

Mixing is always a trial-and-error game. Many times they work, but there are chances that they don't.
 
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I will be running this in SLI mode.

Are you planning to use your box for some video games too? (I didn't see that coming...)

I presume you know what SLI is, right?
 
Specs for GeForce 8 Series Video Cards



I've often wondered what the hard power consumption numbers of Boli's (often recommended) GeForce 8400 GS Video Card was, now we all know. :cool:
 

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Are you planning to use your box for some video games too? (I didn't see that coming...)

I presume you know what SLI is, right?

:D :D :D Tetris for me is high volatility! I am not a gamer and won't be gaming on this. Guess I have SLI mode confused with something else. I didn't see that coming either :embarrassed::confused:
 
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:D :D :D Tetris for me is high volatility! I am not a gamer and won't be gaming on this. Guess I have SLI mode confused with something else. I didn't see that coming either :embarrassed::confused:

Okay. I see. In layman's terms, SLI is a mechanism that links two or more video cards together to produce a single output. It is parallel processing of sort. The typical application is in video games. To use SLI, they use some ribbon cables to connect multiple video cards together (thus you see the pin layouts on the top of the card). Since trading primary deals with 2D charts, we have no use for SLI really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface
 
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I've often wondered what the hard power consumption numbers of Boli's (often recommended) GeForce 8400 GS Video Card was, now we all know. :cool:

Well... my "rule of thumb" is alway just eye-ball the size of the heat sink. Yes size matters! LOL... The bigger the heat sink (tiki...), the more power the card consumes. After all, the heat has to come from somewhere! :D
 
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