bptba93 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Ok i have gathered up all my money from christmas totaling $140. I have made two paths to take but which one. First path: 1. EVGA GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 PCIEx16 2. Power up 550 Watt Power Supply From Tigerdirect totaling $141.94 Second path:1. MSI Radeon x1600PRO 256MB GDDR2 PCIEx16 w/ full version of Colin Mcrae Rally 2. Rosewill 480 Watt Power supply From Newegg totaling $130.98 What i've read the x1600pro has a bit better performance over the 7300gt. True? So guys what do you think? Opinions apprciated!!! Thanks, Taylor Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 the 7300GT is the same chip in a 7600 but I guess if you can get a kick ass game You can get both to work good and the PSUs you listed are both junk, but I would probably go with the 1600. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/#findComment-267029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bptba93 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 well the power supplys are probably better than my 300 watt one that came with it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/#findComment-267186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorosh Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Take Seasonic S12 380W, it's excellent PSU, powerful and stable, plus it's very quiet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/#findComment-267202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bptba93 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 as i said, i only have $140. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/#findComment-267539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) the x1600 uses more power than the nVidia. just a reminder Edited January 4, 2007 by DiaboliK Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/#findComment-267612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bptba93 Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 ok, i think for my needs the 7300GT will do. Most games i play are halo, sims2, WOW, and if i get a install from a friend maybe Oblivion or Half-Life 2 which i read plays fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37509-nvidia-vs-ati-tigerdirect-vs-newegg-power-supply-vs-power-supply/#findComment-267706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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