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Re: Shopping for video card need advice

Postby Sunfly » Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:04 am

Which do you thinks is better between geforce4 ti 4800 and radeon 9600 pro, i also want to buy one, but I can
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Re: Shopping for video card need advice

Postby Glitch » Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:09 am

   The Ti 4600 made a world of difference in my machine. I looked at and turned down the 4800 for some reason. But I cannot think of why now.  My dvd player works smoothly now and my copy of cfs3 flies much better now. When I get time to tweak it out, it should play flawlessly.
   By the way the amperage on the 3.3v lead from the power supply is 14 amps and seems to handle the load. Any one know the Ohms law formula for wattage?
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Re: Shopping for video card need advice

Postby congo » Sun Jul 06, 2003 11:28 am

14 Amps is a fair amount of current in a computer!

Well, here is a useless tidbit.............

A small (5")  black & white TV typically uses 1 amp at 12v.

OHM'S LAW. V = IxR.
Where: V = Voltage.        I = Current.      R = Resistance.

(current is amperage)

ohm's law is for finding resistance not Power (Wattage)

Here is how to calculate power:

Amperage X voltage = wattage

For example, a pump pulling 4 amps at 115 volts uses 460 watts

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Watts divided by Volts equals Amps

a 60 watt light bulb at 220 volts draws .27 amps
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Re: Shopping for video card need advice

Postby Glitch » Thu Jul 10, 2003 5:00 am

Opened up the case again and checked, 14A , checked with a magnifying glass to be sure there was not a dot between the numbers.
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Re: Shopping for video card need advice

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Fri Jul 11, 2003 9:14 pm

Well, as ever I drop on a thread way too late!
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Re: Shopping for video card need advice

Postby Glitch » Sun Jul 20, 2003 7:39 pm

Yup. Roger that! Quite happy with it. For the first time I don't have any problems running any thing I put in the machine. It is great!
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