Quote Originally Posted by 'Jheusse',index.php?page=Thread&postID=154546#post 154546
I went for it alright.

Bought a BFG 9800 GT OC on the way home, the price was similar at Best Buy to what I saw online for similar, and I had the instant gratification side of it.

Get it home, pull all my component crap out of the closet to signal to the wife that computers are gonna be opened up tonight.

Install that big bastard (barely fit).

640x480 resolution on 4 bit color.

After a call with BFG tech support it turns out I need 26A on the 12V rail and my coolermaster 600, while beefy for every other task I set it to, isn't getting it done with only 18A on the 12V rail.

So now I either take it back or try and grab another power supply. This will trigger domestic aggro, but can't be helped.

I'm way out of touch with which manufacturers are the best and which ones are the bang for the buck models these days, anyone help? I could hit anandtech but they tend to be bleeding edge overclocker snobs, or used to be.

I like the idea of the modular cords that PSUs are coming with now as a more standard item. Help?
oo man that sucks, i would have thought a 600w PSU would be able to handle a 9800 :P

take a look at thermaltake's power supplies, those are pretty solid in my experience. only problem is when you start going over 600w for a psu, they start getting more expensive than that video card. if you want a little bit of future-proofness, a good 800-1000w PSU is gonna set you back $200-300+